(1):
(a.) Frightful; exceedingly bad; great; - applied intensively; as, an awful bonnet; an awful boaster.
(2):
(a.) Oppressing with fear or horror; appalling; terrible; as, an awful scene.
(3):
(a.) Inspiring awe; filling with profound reverence, or with fear and admiration; fitted to inspire reverential fear; profoundly impressive.
(4):
(a.) Struck or filled with awe; terror-stricken.
(5):
(a.) Worshipful; reverential; law-abiding.