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Definition of
awful adverb
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
awful
adverb
adverb
NAmE
/
/
ˈɔfl
/
/
(
informal
)
(
non-standard
)
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very; extremely
Clint is awful smart.
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awful
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