The state or quality of being awful. / The quality of striking with awe, or with reverence / The state of being struck with awe; a spirit of solemnity; profound reverence.

Very bad. / Exceedingly great; usually applied intensively. / (now dated) Causing fear or horror; appalling, terrible.

(colloquial) Awfully; dreadfully; terribly. / (colloquial, US, Canada) Very, extremely.

plural of awfulness

A feeling of fear and reverence. / A feeling of amazement. / (archaic) Power to inspire awe.

(transitive) To inspire fear and reverence in. / (transitive) To control by inspiring dread.

Obsolete spelling of awful / Misspelling of awful.

On the wing; flying; fluttering.

present participle of awe

Used to express disappointment or dismay. / Used to express mild protest, entreaty, consternation, or disapproval. / Used to express affection.