awful Definition

1. colloq
Very bad.
Thesaurus: frightful, horrible, terrible, dreadful, wretched, abysmal, shocking, appalling, offensive, disgusting, repulsive.
2. colloq
Very great.
Example: an awful shame
3. Terrible or shocking.

1. non-standard
Very.
Example: I'm awful busy

Very badly.
Thesaurus: poorly, badly, incompletely, clumsily.

Very.
Example: been awfully ill
Thesaurus: very, very much, indeed, truly, exceedingly, terribly, dreadfully.