Awful and Marvelous

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Awful

Awful adjective - Extremely unsatisfactory.
Usage example: I can't believe I spent good money to see that movie—it was awful
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Marvelous is an antonym for awful.
Nearby Word: awfully

Marvelous

Marvelous adjective - Of the very best kind.
Usage example: the novel is a marvelous example of a children's book which has not been dumbed down for its intended audience
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Awful is an antonym for marvelous.
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  • The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack has an entire episode of this trope, beginning with Peppermint Larry telling some jokes consisting of truly awful puns and continuing into a joke-telling contest between Larry and another character.
    Source: Humor Dissonance
  • Marvelous tier advances base class by two tiers, Great to Good Tier by one, Medicore don't advance it at all and Bad to Awful Tier and Catastrophic Tier can actually move the class down one or two tiers.
    Source: Character Tiers
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