Is it godawful or god-awful?
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishˌgod-ˈawful, God-awful, godawful /ˈɡɒdɔːfəl $ ˈɡɑːdɒː-/ adjective [only before noun] informal very bad or unpleasant. Some Christian people find this word offensive What’s that god-awful smell?
What does it mean by God-awful?
extremely unpleasant or disagreeable
Definition of god-awful : extremely unpleasant or disagreeable : abominable god-awful weather.
How do you use God-awful in a sentence?
God-awful sentence example
- It’s not as if I wasn’t in police work long enough to know that, but Billy’s death was such a god-awful waste of a young life.
- He has these god-awful nightmares and wakes me up thrashing around.
- I don’t know who is paying for the room; it’s God-awful expensive here.
What is the origin of the phrase God-awful?
1300, agheful “worthy of respect or fear, striking with awe; causing dread,” from aghe, an earlier form of awe (n.), + -ful. The Old English word was egefull. Weakened sense “very bad” is from 1809; weakened sense of “excessively, very great” is by 1818.
Can a person be abominable?
The word abomination comes from the Old French word abominacion, meaning “horror, repugnance, disgust.” The word abomination can also be used to refer to a person or object you find utterly loathsome and repellent.
What is the difference between standard and substandard?
A standard is a quality by which something is judged, and sub can mean “under” like a submarine that goes under water. So things that are substandard fall below most people’s standards — they’re deficient in some way. A computer that stops working after two weeks is substandard. A car with faulty brakes is substandard.
What’s the opposite of substandard?
Opposite of very poor or bad in standard or quality. good. excellent. fine. first-class.
What is an example of abomination?
abomination Add to list Share. The noun abomination means a thing or action that is vile, vicious or terrible. For example, if you see a neighbor kick an old blind dog that’s done nothing wrong, you might remark, “That kind of cruelty is an abomination!”