Awfully pretty

Discuss this oxymoron in the comments below.

7.4/10 - (136 votes)

r_ger_ says:

August 19, 2009 at 11:52 pm

lol
who cares says:

December 7, 2009 at 9:18 pm

I just want to point out that “awful” is really “full of awe,” making it a kind word.
cowpiegirl says:

December 19, 2009 at 9:30 am

yet awful is also used as unpleasent so that makes it a bad word
Palmer says:

August 26, 2010 at 6:30 am

That's inaccurate… Awful is more like an opposite of being full of awe.In fact, awful has nothing to do with awe.
Herro says:

October 28, 2010 at 3:49 pm

ur all confusing me!
Herro says:

October 28, 2010 at 8:49 pm

ur all confusing me!
Simplyfied says:

June 19, 2012 at 7:30 pm

It was a pun. I hope.
bunting says:

October 19, 2012 at 3:31 am

The original meaning of awful was indeed full of awe, as ‘who cares’ pointed out… it has changed in recent usage, nobody uses it that way any more – but in this usage it means ‘really’, which is derivative of the original meaning… the English language… go figure…
toyguy22 says:

October 31, 2013 at 9:14 pm

What the Heck.?!?!?
Debbie McDowell says:

December 30, 2018 at 1:25 pm

No actually it does mean in awe!

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