ˌgod-ˈawful ,
God-awful,
god‧aw‧ful /ˈɡɒdɔːf
əl $ ˈɡɑːdɒː-/
adjective [only before noun] informal very bad or unpleasant. Some Christian people find this word offensive:
What’s that god-awful smell? [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲