Hyphenation of awful

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word awful? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

aw-ful

Definitions of awful:

1.
Exceptionally bad or displeasing
Atrocious taste Abominable workmanship An awful voice Dreadful manners A painful performance Terrible handwriting An unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room
2.
Causing fear or dread or terror
The awful war An awful risk Dire news A career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked The dread presence of the headmaster Polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was A dreadful storm A fearful howling Horrendous explosions shook the city A terrible curse
3.
Offensive or even (of persons) malicious
In a nasty mood A nasty accident A nasty shock A nasty smell A nasty trick to pull Will he say nasty things at my funeral?- Ezra Pound
4.
Inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence
Awed by the silence Awful worshippers with bowed heads
5.
Extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact
In a frightful hurry Spent a frightful amount of money
6.
Inspiring awe or admiration or wonder
New York is an amazing city The Grand Canyon is an awe-inspiring sight The awesome complexity of the universe This sea
7.
Whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath- Melville
Westminster Hall's awing majesty
8.
So vast
9.
So high
10.
So silent
11.
Used as intensifiers
Terribly interesting I'm awful sorry

Synonyms of awful:

adj atrocious, abominable, dreadful, painful, terrible, unspeakable, bad
adj dire, direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible, alarming
adj nasty, dirty, filthy, lousy, grotty, hateful, mean, unpleasant, unpleasant
adj awed, reverent
adj amazing, awe-inspiring, awesome, awing, impressive
adv terribly, awfully, frightfully

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