Definition: Oppressing with fear or horror; appalling; terrible; as, an
awful scene.
Definition: Inspiring awe; filling with profound reverence, or with fear
and admiration; fitted to inspire reverential fear; profoundly
impressive.
Definition: Struck or filled with awe; terror-stricken.
Definition: Worshipful; reverential; law-abiding.
Definition: Frightful; exceedingly bad; great; -- applied intensively;
as, an awful bonnet; an awful boaster.