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- [god aw-fuh l]
- /gɒd ˈɔ fəl/
- /ɡɒd ˈɔːfl/
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- [god aw-fuh l]
- /gɒd ˈɔ fəl/
Definitions of god-awful word
- adjective god-awful extremely dreadful or shocking: What a God-awful thing to say! 1
- adjective god-awful If someone says that something is god-awful, they think it is very unpleasant. This word could cause offence. 0
- adjective god-awful very unpleasant 0
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Origin of god-awful
First appearance:
before 1875 One of the 25% newest English words
1875-80; Americanism
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Parts of speech for God-awful
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
god-awful popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
Synonyms for god-awful
adj god-awful
- distressing — great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; acute physical or mental suffering; affliction; trouble.
- unsatisfactory — not satisfactory; not satisfying or meeting one's demands; inadequate.
- wretched — very unfortunate in condition or circumstances; miserable; pitiable.
- pitiful — evoking or deserving pity: a pitiful fate.
- grievous — causing grief or great sorrow: grievous news.
Antonyms for god-awful
adj god-awful
- comforting — If you say that something is comforting, you mean it makes you feel less worried or unhappy.
- wonderful — excellent; great; marvelous: We all had a wonderful weekend.
- fortunate — having good fortune; receiving good from uncertain or unexpected sources; lucky: a fortunate young actor who got the lead in the play.
- lucky — having or marked by good luck; fortunate: That was my lucky day.
- cheerful — Someone who is cheerful is happy and shows this in their behaviour.
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