awfullest
Extremely; to a high degree.
Also called awfulest.
Updated September 21, 2026
awfullest pronunciation
/AW-full-ist/
Meaning
Uses awful as a booster, then stacks the superlative ending. The awfullest cold means a fierce cold. The awfullest long time means forever and then some. It is intensifier talk, not a careful ranking of awful things.
How folks use it
- “That was the awfullest good peach cobbler.”
- “We waited the awfullest long time for the wrecker.”
Origin and etymology
Awful once meant full of awe, then drifted toward bad, then toward very in casual speech. Southern and Appalachian talk kept awful and awfully as intensifiers, and awfullest pushes that habit further. School grammar prefers most awful, but the spoken form stuck.
Frequently asked questions
Does awfullest always mean bad?
No. Often it just means extremely, even with good things.