awfulness
awfulness
/ˈɔ fəl nəs/
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Definition(s):
- (n) a quality of extreme unpleasantness
Synonym(s)
Usage(s):
- But somehow his low cunning and bewitching awfulness make him and this novel perfectly irresistible.
- Self's spectacular lusts, his raw craving for money, sex and stimulants, his low cunning, his sheer, bewitching awfulnesssomehow it all makes him perfectly irresistible.
- The awfulness was not just a matter of bad taste.
Quotes
- Charles said millions of small farmers around the world could be driven off their land into "degraded and dysfunctional conurbations of unmentionable awfulness" by the rise of global conglomerates.on Aug 13, 2008 By: Prince Charles Source: AFP
- "My brother got really (mad) and it just caused a lot of awfulness between us," Allen says. "We're past it now, but I'll definitely think twice about writing about family members again."on Apr 5, 2007 By: Lily Allen Source: PopMatters
- "When you celebrate awfulness it puts you in a slightly uncomfortable position," Cowell said then, adding he was nervous "that we're going to get people coming on the show next year that want to be bad."on Jan 24, 2006 By: Simon Cowell Source: CBS News
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