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awesome adj. awe-inspiring, awful, imposing, amazing, wonderful,
breathtaking, marvellous, wondrous, moving, stirring, affecting,
overwhelming, formidable, daunting, dreadful, fearsome, fearful,
frightening, horrifying, terrifying, terrible; unbelievable,
incredible; alarming, shocking, stunning, stupefying,
astounding, astonishing,: The eruption of Vesuvius in AD 67
must have been a truly awesome spectacle.
awful adj. 1 bad, terrible, inferior, base, abominable, rotten,
horrible, horrid; tasteless, unsightly, ugly, hideous,
grotesque, Slang lousy, Brit naff, Chiefly US hellacious: That
is an awful piece of sculpture. I feel awful this morning. 2
frightful, shocking, execrable, unpleasant, grotesque, nasty,
ghastly, gruesome, horrendous, horrifying, horrific, horrible,
unspeakable: That was an awful thing to do.
awfully adv. very (much), badly, terribly, extremely, greatly,
remarkably, in the worst way, dreadfully, extraordinarily,
exceedingly, excessively, really, fearfully, inordinately;
incomparably: I get awfully tired running in the marathon. I'm
awfully sorry I'm late. Doreen is an awfully good horsewoman.
awkward adj. 1 clumsy, ungainly, left-handed, ham-handed, ham-fisted,
blundering, bungling, maladroit, uncoordinated, undexterous,
inexpert, gauche, unhandy, inept, oafish, unskilled, unskilful,
Colloq all thumbs, butter-fingered, Brit cack-handed: In his
awkward attempt at putting the watch back together, Sam left out
a few parts. 2 ungraceful, ungainly, inelegant, wooden, gawky:
The ballerina made an awkward, flat-footed pirouette and
stumbled off stage. 3 embarrassed, shamefaced, uncomfortable,
ill at ease, uneasy, out of place, discomfited, confused: He
felt awkward being the only boy in the class. Terry made an
awkward excuse and left the room. 4 dangerous, hazardous, risky,
precarious, perilous: Be careful, there's an awkward step here.
5 difficult, touchy, sensitive, embarrassing, delicate,
unpleasant, uncomfortable, ticklish, tricky, trying,
troublesome, Colloq sticky: He's got himself into a very
awkward situation indeed.
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