rather awful
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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.