Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gosh-awful

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.79 in modern English

Syllables
gosh-aw-ful
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Euphemistic form of god-awful.

Inflected Forms

more gosh-awful (comparative) most gosh-awful (superlative)

Questions

What does gosh-awful mean?
Euphemistic form of god-awful.

How to pronounce gosh-awful

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