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adjective
Etymology: goddamned + awful
Date: 1878
extremely unpleasant or disagreeable ; abominable <god-awful weather>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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god-awful — god|aw|ful [ˈgɔdo:fəl US ˈga:do: ] adj [only before noun] informal very bad or unpleasant. Some Christian people find this word offensive ▪ What s that god awful smell? … Dictionary of contemporary English
God-awful — /god aw feuhl/, adj. (sometimes l.c.) Informal. extremely dreadful or shocking: What a God awful thing to say! [1875 80; Amer.] * * * … Universalium
god-awful — adjective INFORMAL extremely bad or unpleasant. Some people consider this word offensive … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
god-awful — adjective (U.S. Slang) A superlative form of the adjective awful Your roast beef was the most god awful tough piece of meat I ever ate … Wiktionary
god-awful — also godawful ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n (emphasis) If someone says that something is god awful, they think it is very unpleasant. This word could cause offence. [INFORMAL] … English dictionary
god awful — ugly, shabby I won t wear that god awful suit! It looks like a garbage bag! … English idioms
god-awful — adjective very unpleasant hellish weather stop that god awful racket • Syn: ↑beastly, ↑hellish • Similar to: ↑unpleasant • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
God-awful — God′ aw ful adj. (sometimes l.c.) Informal. extremely dreadful or shocking • Etymology: 1875–80; amer … From formal English to slang
God-awful — /ˈgɒd ɔfəl/ (say god awfuhl) adjective Colloquial terrible; appalling. {US slang (1880s) …
God-awful — terrible … Dictionary of Australian slang
