awful
adj.
c.1300, agheful "worthy of respect or fear," from aghe, an earlier form of awe, n., + -ful. The Old English word was egefull. Weakened sense "very bad" is from 1809; weakened sense of "exceedingly" is by 1818.
| 词汇 | awful |
| 词根词缀 | Online Etymology Dictionary awful adj. c.1300, agheful "worthy of respect or fear," from aghe, an earlier form of awe, n., + -ful. The Old English word was egefull. Weakened sense "very bad" is from 1809; weakened sense of "exceedingly" is by 1818. |
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