Tuesday, November 1, 2016

awful, offal

Awful or awful describes something that inspires strong feelings of fear or reverence --
The storm was awful, like the wrath of God.
Thye stood before the awful volcano and were silent.

Awful is most commonly used to mean very bad or terrible --
This movie is awful; let's watch something else.
They eat out a lot because they are both awful cooks.

Offal or offal ( usually pronounced to rhyme with awful ) means the parts an animal carcass that are not eaten, or disgusting garbage in general --
The lot across the way is strewn with garbage and offal; we should call the health department.
The butcher may let you have some offal for the dog.

Now that you know that, you can say --
"This sausage is so awful that I have to wonder if it was made from offal."

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