Part 826

<i>Milton.</i>

<h1>Awful</h1> <Xpage=107>

<hw>Aw"ful</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Oppressing with fear or horror; appalling; terrible; <as>as, an <ex>awful</ex> scene</as>.</def> "The hour of Nature's <i>awful</i> throes."

<i>Hemans.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Inspiring awe; filling with profound reverence, or with fear and admiration; fitted to inspire reverential fear; profoundly impressive.</def>

<blockquote>Heaven's <b>awful</b> Monarch. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Struck or filled with awe; terror-stricken.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>A weak and <b>awful</b> reverence for antiquity. <i>I. Watts.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>Worshipful; reverential; law-abiding.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>Thrust from the company of <b>awful</b> men. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>5.</b> <def>Frightful; exceedingly bad; great; -- applied intensively; <as>as, an <ex>awful</ex> bonnet; an <ex>awful</ex> boaster.</as></def> <mark>[Slang]</mark>

<syn>Syn. -- See <er>Frightful</er>.</syn>

<h1>Awfully</h1> <Xpage=107>

<hw>Aw"ful*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>In an awful manner; in a manner to fill with terror or awe; fearfully; reverently.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Very; excessively.</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark>

<h1>Awfulness</h1> <Xpage=107>

<hw>Aw"ful*ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The quality of striking with awe, or with reverence; dreadfulness; solemnity; <as>as, the <ex>awfulness</ex> of this sacred place</as>.</def>

<blockquote>The <b>awfulness</b> of grandeur. <i>Johnson.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The state of being struck with awe; a spirit of solemnity; profound reverence.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>Producing in us reverence and <b>awfulness</b>. <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Awhape</h1> <Xpage=107>

<hw>A*whape"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[Cf. <ets>whap</ets> blow.]</ety> <def>To confound; to terrify; to amaze.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Spenser.</i>

<h1>Awhile</h1> <Xpage=107>

<hw>A*while"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <ety>[Adj. <ets>a + while</ets> time, interval.]</ety> <def>For a while; for some time; for a short time.</def>

<h1>Awing</h1> <Xpage=107>

<hw>A*wing"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>wing</ets>.]</ety> <def>On the wing; flying; fluttering.</def>

<i>Wallace.</i>