pretty awful
Frequency: 7.082.1 per million words
Informal intensifier meaning 'quite' or 'very' awful.
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- To be honest, the meal they served on the plane was pretty awful.
- I felt pretty awful about forgetting her birthday.
- The traffic on the way to the airport was pretty awful.
- His attempt at singing was pretty awful, but we all clapped anyway.
- She's had a pretty awful time at work recently.
- There's a pretty awful smell coming from the refrigerator.
- The weather has been pretty awful all week, with constant rain.
- He looked pretty awful after staying up all night to study.
- That new building they put up is pretty awful to look at.
- The team's performance in the first half was pretty awful.