Showing posts with label awful. Show all posts
Showing posts with label awful. Show all posts

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."