- (a.) Struck or filled with awe; terror-stricken.
- (a.) Frightful; exceedingly bad; great; -- applied intensively; as, an awful bonnet; an awful boaster.
- (a.) Inspiring awe; filling with profound reverence or with fear and admiration; fitted to inspire reverential fear; profoundly impressive.
- (a.) Oppressing with fear or horror; appalling; terrible; as, an awful scene.
- (a.) Worshipful; reverential; law-abiding.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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