rather awful

Frequency: 6.255.4 per million words

An intensifier, often implying surprise or understatement, meaning 'to a certain extent' awful.

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Examples (20)

  • The weather has been rather awful this week, with constant rain.
  • The weather today was rather awful, with constant rain and strong winds.
  • To be honest, the taste of that new health drink is rather awful.
  • I had a rather awful experience at the restaurant last night; the food was terrible.
  • He felt rather awful for having to cancel their plans at the last minute.
  • Her performance in the play was rather awful, surprisingly.
  • The hotel room looked nothing like the pictures; it was rather awful.
  • The news from the meeting was rather awful, leaving everyone disheartened.
  • I had a rather awful headache after staring at the screen all day.
  • He made a rather awful mistake that cost the company a lot of money.
  • The political debate turned into a rather awful spectacle of insults.
  • The smell coming from the old pipes was rather awful.
  • It's a rather awful thing to admit, but I didn't enjoy the party at all.
  • Despite her efforts, the outcome was rather awful.
  • Her performance in the play was, unfortunately, rather awful.
  • It's rather awful to think about the suffering caused by the disaster.
  • The traffic on the way to the airport was rather awful, and we almost missed our flight.
  • They received some rather awful feedback on their project presentation.
  • Discovering that the final chapter of the book was missing was a rather awful feeling.
  • The traffic jam this morning was rather awful, making me late for work.