God-awful
[god-aw-fuh l]
- extremely dreadful or shocking: What a God-awful thing to say!
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Origin of God-awful
1875–80; Americanism
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Related Words
distressing, unsatisfactory, wretched, pitiful, grievous, unfortunate, calamitous, sad, lousy, tragic, dire, woeful, deplorable, grim, awful, bad, dirty, doleful, dolorous, heartbreakingExamples from the Web for god-awful
Contemporary Examples
In America, we reserve our God-given right to be god-awful wrong.
It's so god-awful loud in here you have to shout to be heard.
The Stacks: The Neville Brothers Stake Their Claim as Bards of the BayouJohn Ed Bradley
April 27, 2014
The fiscal situation of the United States is “God-awful,” he said.
Christopher Buckley presents the most god-awful rejection letters ever sent—and some pretty famous dropouts.
Historical Examples
Deggi Delcamp's a big bruiser, with a God-awful lot of stuff.
The Galaxy PrimesEdward Elmer Smith
The baby started singing for his breakfast at a God-awful hour.
Anything You Can Do ...Gordon Randall Garrett
Don't suppose so; there can't be anything alive in this God-awful wilderness.
Some of my friends who have seen the letter think that he says it is 'a God-awful book.'
Seeing Things at NightHeywood Broun