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something awful

something awful adverb: intensely or extremely; badly; in the worst way.

Adverb

something awful

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic, degree) Intensely or extremely; badly; in the worst way.
    • He wants to get out of there something awful, but he just doesn't have the money.

Questions about something awful

What does something awful mean?
Something awful means intensely or extremely; badly; in the worst way.
What part of speech is something awful?
Something awful is an adverb.

Words near something awful in the dictionary

  1. somesuch
  2. somethang
  3. somethin'
  4. something
  5. something and nothing
  6. something awful
  7. something bad
  8. something dreadful
  9. something else
  10. something fierce
  11. something for the weekend

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