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god-awful

adjective
 
 
/ˈɡɒdˌɔː.fəl/ US  /ˈɡɑːdˌɑː-/ informal

Definition

very bad, difficult, or unpleasant: That was a god-awful meal.Informal words for badRubbish and wasteSerious and unpleasantNot of good quality
(Definition of god-awful adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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