What does aweful mean?
Aweful means Obsolete spelling of awful..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Obsolete spelling of awful..
Sir Thomas and Lady Bertram received her very kindly, and Sir Thomas seeing how much she needed encouragement, tried to be all that was conciliating; he had to work against a most untoward gravity of deportment—and Lady Bertram, without taking half so much trouble, or speaking one word where he spoke ten, by the mere aid of a good-humoured smile, became immediately the less aweful character of the two.
Use aweful when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Aweful means Obsolete spelling of awful..
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Sir Thomas and Lady Bertram received her very kindly, and Sir Thomas seeing how much she needed encouragement, tried to be all that was conciliating; he had to work against a most untoward gravity of deportment—and Lady Bertram, without taking half so much trouble, or speaking one word where he spoke ten, by the mere aid of a good-humoured smile, became immediately the less aweful character of the two.
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