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GOD-AWFUL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does god-awful mean?
• GOD-AWFUL (adjective)
The adjective GOD-AWFUL has 1 sense:
1. (informal) very unpleasant
Familiarity information: GOD-AWFUL used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(informal) very unpleasant
Synonyms:
Context example:
stop that god-awful racket
Similar:
unpleasant (offensive or disagreeable; causing discomfort or unhappiness)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
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