awful
US /ˈɑfəl/
adjective Target · B2 Đời sống hằng ngày
Definition
exceptionally bad or displeasing
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The weather was awful, so the outdoor event was postponed.
Word Family
NounNoun
awfulness
VerbVerb
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AdjectiveAdj
awful gốc
AdverbAdv
awful gốc
awfully
Synonyms
- terriblecausing fear or dread or terror
- dreadfulcausing fear or dread or terror
- appallingan experience that appalls
Collocations
- Easy awful weatherdescribing awful weather (exceptionally bad or displeasing)
- Medium make an awful first impressionto create, produce, or cause regarding an awful first impression
- Hard awful consequence of fiscal negligencedescribing awful consequence of fiscal negligence (exceptionally bad or displeasing)
- Very Hard an awful lot of explaining to doreferring to an awful lot of explaining to do
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