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Awful
Extremely bad or unpleasant; inspiring dread or awe.
Example
"The weather was awful, but the view from the mountaintop was, in its own way, an awful spectacle."
Etymology
From early 13c. aƿeful, auful 'awe-inspiring, terrible, dreadful', from aƿe 'awe' + ful 'full'. Over time, its meaning shifted from 'inspiring reverence' to predominantly 'very bad'.
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