Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
god-awful
adjective
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▪ What is that god-awful smell?
Wiktionary
god-awful
a. (context US slang English) A superlative form of the adjective '''awful''' alt. (context US slang English) A superlative form of the adjective '''awful'''
WordNet
Usage examples of "god-awful".
Always flying in some God-awful airplane that was usually almost too big to come in safely, Roy From Troy neverthelesstwould circle the base and schmooz with the air traffic controllers, whotwould usually relent and let him land.
Over in Hal's barn they're cooking up a god-awful brew that Forrester says will be mustard gas, but he's not sure how long it takes to finish the reaction.
He'd hardly recognized her, what with all that drab clothing and her hair tucked beneath that god-awful hooded coat.