Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Extremely trying; atrocious.
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- adjective very unpleasant
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Examples
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I hadn't thought about that clip until I read an August 29 article in the Denver Post: "I came out of a sound sleep and honestly our entire house was shaking, and I said, 'What is that God-awful roar,'" said Stephanie Feller, a resident of Sagewater Court in Fossil Lake Ranch Colorado.
Alex Formuzis: Chemical Ag's Flyboys Often Miss the Mark Alex Formuzis 2011
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After my deplorable death scene—I cannot figure out how to fall gracefully and so make the most God-awful thud—I rose up as Nelly and sparkled anew.
Exit the Actress Priya Parmar 2011
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The original Halloween is my all-time favorite horror film, and this God-awful piece of crap is an absolute abomination to the memory of that masterpiece …
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The "God-awful roar" Feller experienced came from a crop duster, not enemy aircraft, and it wasn't gunfire, but pesticides that hit her property.
Alex Formuzis: Chemical Ag's Flyboys Often Miss the Mark Alex Formuzis 2011
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Another made for SciFi flick but not as God-awful as the above.
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Another made for SciFi flick but not as God-awful as the above.
April « 2009 « Axiom's Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy 2009
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This may be another way of saying that it's a God-awful mess, but it's also true.
Christina Patterson: Thank God Ethics Is A Messy Business Christina Patterson 2011
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That had the potential to be God-awful but ended up being a success.
James Marsden tunes in, turns on for 'Death at a Funeral' 2010
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This may be another way of saying that it's a God-awful mess, but it's also true.
Christina Patterson: Thank God Ethics Is A Messy Business Christina Patterson 2011
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Another made for SciFi flick but not as God-awful as the above.
22 « April « 2009 « Axiom's Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy 2009
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