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(1):

(a.) Frightful; exceedingly bad; great; - applied intensively; as, an awful bonnet; an awful boaster.

(2):

(a.) Oppressing with fear or horror; appalling; terrible; as, an awful scene.

(3):

(a.) Inspiring awe; filling with profound reverence, or with fear and admiration; fitted to inspire reverential fear; profoundly impressive.

(4):

(a.) Struck or filled with awe; terror-stricken.

(5):

(a.) Worshipful; reverential; law-abiding.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Awful'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​a/awful.html. 1828.
 
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