God-awful
fəl adjective (sometimes lowercase) Informal.
extremely dreadful or shocking: What a God-awful thing to say!
Origin:
1875–80; Americanism
1875–80; Americanism
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| god-awful | |
adjective | |
| very unpleasant; "hellish weather"; "stop that god-awful racket" [syn: beastly] |
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God-awful
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