(now, _, rare) Awe-inspiring; filling with profound reverence or respect; profoundly impressive.
You could also use the German word "schlecht" which literally means bad/awful/terrible.
I have an awful feeling that the numbskull will succeed again. As if Brexit was not bad enough, he then goes on to cause more mayhem! We will all have had it if he really does succeed! Why are voters not realisi…
(now, _, rare) Awe-inspiring; filling with profound reverence or respect; profoundly impressive.
Shepard: You seem to know an awful lot about me.Geth: Extranet data sources. Insecure broadcasts. All organic data sent out is received. We watch you.
“"Translated into plain language, it sounds an awful lot like Putin was calling Trump and asking him to lean on Volodymyr Zelensky to make sure Ukrainian drones don’t rain on the Moscow parade."”
“The likes of Tommy Robinson The Tate brothers Nigel Farage! A fair Humber of people are now following awful Farage! That at the moment takes up a lot of people who are following yet another man who will pull the country down even further!”
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yeah I get that. that's awful, I'm sorry 😓
“Well, to be fair, this particular set of Democratic leadership is awful at messaging, so a conclusion that *they* could not generate political will to do, well, anything, is not obviously wrong.”
“Yup. "Your religious/social beliefs are purely irrational whereas mine are perfectly scientific" has a distinctly awful track record.”
“>> that's awful. Did you have a beef with”
(dated) Causing fear or horror; appalling, terrible.
I have learnt an awful amount today.
“Awful having the best performing staffed and paid NHS! Dreadful having 40% less crime and 21% more police than rUK Don’t start on the lowest child poverty that is reducing whilst increasing rUK! Highest educational outcomes, most teachers, free tuition! Disgraceful! #VoteSNP”
“This is awful. Deaths from SIDS have plummeted since the advice changed. How does someone who advises parents to put their babies in a dangerous sleep position live with themselves??”
“Well I really needed something to make me laugh, have been down since maga scotus (intentionally not capitalized) has been so awful... www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...”
“Post something random or you’ll have an awful May. It's not really random, but... David O'Doherty is the human embodiment of Gene Belcher”
“This pos. Admittedly the first one was bloody awful too which made the need for this remake perplexing.”
Exceedingly great; usually applied intensively.
We saw such an awful film last night that we left the theater before the end.
“You could also use the German word "schlecht" which literally means bad/awful/terrible.”
“I have an awful feeling that the numbskull will succeed again. As if Brexit was not bad enough, he then goes on to cause more mayhem! We will all have had it if he really does succeed! Why are voters not realising what he is all about! It is so obvious!”
“yeah I get that. that's awful, I'm sorry 😓”
“It could be argued that apart from our awful press the real problem is the state of mental health help. So many of these crimes turn out to be committed by people who have fallen through the system.”
“I never used to be like this. I hate feeling 'unprofessional', I don't want to swear on my public author account, but I am just SO WORN DOWN by existing now. All the huge things are an awful ordeal, why do the tiny things have to be too? It's neverending.”