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god-awful

[god-aw-fuhl] / ˈgɒdˈɔ fəl /


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Viewers on social media denounced the use of AI in the film, with one commenter calling it "the most god-awful ad I've seen this year".

From BBC Dec. 10, 2025

Usually, hybrid watches are god-awful at tracking GPS activity.

From The Verge Jan. 14, 2022

“This pandemic has been god-awful for so many reasons,” Biden said.

From Washington Post Sep. 16, 2021

Moreover, most people “overwhelmingly prefer to interact with a live person when dealing with customer service centers,” meaning consumers despise those god-awful automated switchboards beloved by penny-pinching businesses.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 3, 2021

There was a god-awful quiet as nobody even looked my way.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool




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