Etymology

awfulness

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Today it means: The state or quality of being awful. Full definition →

Middle English aghfulnesse
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromaghfulnesse
  2. English todayawfulness

From Middle English aghfulnesse, equivalent to awful + -ness.

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