Definition of awful

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Awful (a.) Inspiring awe; filling with profound reverence, or with fear and admiration; fitted to inspire reverential fear; profoundly impressive..

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Rebellion :: Rebellion (v. i.) Open resistance to, or defiance of, lawful authority..
Illegal :: Illegal (a.) Not according to, or authorized by, law; specif., contrary to, or in violation of, human law; unlawful; illicit; hence, immoral; as, an illegal act; illegal trade; illegal love..
Execution :: Execution (n.) A putting to death as a legal penalty; death lawfully inflicted; as, the execution of a murderer..
Trespass :: Trespass (v. i.) To commit a trespass; esp., to enter unlawfully upon the land of another..
Wife :: Wife (n.) The lawful consort of a man; a woman who is united to a man in wedlock; a woman who has a husband; a married woman; -- correlative of husband.
Detainer :: Detainer (n.) The keeping possession of what belongs to another; detention of what is another's, even though the original taking may have been lawful. Forcible detainer is indictable at common law..
Trespass :: Trespass (v.) An unlawful act committed with force and violence (vi et armis) on the person, property, or relative rights of another..
Illegitimate :: Illegitimate (a.) Not according to law; not regular or authorized; unlawful; improper.
Awful :: Awful (a.) Struck or filled with awe; terror-stricken.
Illegitimate :: Illegitimate (a.) Unlawfully begotten; born out of wedlock; bastard; as, an illegitimate child..
Contumacy :: Contumacy (n.) A willful contempt of, and disobedience to, any lawful summons, or to the rules and orders of court, as a refusal to appear in court when legally summoned..
Assault :: Assault (n.) To make an assault upon, as by a sudden rush of armed men; to attack with unlawful or insulting physical violence or menaces..
Felo-de-se :: Felo-de-se (n.) One who deliberately puts an end to his own existence, or loses his life while engaged in the commission of an unlawful or malicious act; a suicide..
Riotous :: Riotous (a.) Partaking of the nature of an unlawful assembly or its acts; seditious.
Awfulness :: Awfulness (n.) The quality of striking with awe, or with reverence; dreadfulness; solemnity; as, the awfulness of this sacred place..
Rescussor :: Rescussor (n.) One who makes an unlawful rescue; a rescuer.
Awful :: Awful (a.) Frightful; exceedingly bad; great; -- applied intensively; as, an awful bonnet; an awful boaster..
Issuable :: Issuable (a.) Lawful or suitable to be issued; as, a writ issuable on these grounds..
Wrawful :: Wrawful (a.) Ill-tempered.
Chevisance :: Chevisance (n.) An unlawful agreement or contract.
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