Learn how to use the comparative “more awful” and superlative “most awful” with example sentences and differences.

What is the comparative form of “awfullest”?

The comparative form of “awfullest” is “more awful”.

Example

The movie was more awful than I expected.

Example

The weather today is more awful than yesterday.

What is the superlative form of “awfullest”?

The superlative form of “awfullest” is “most awful”.

Example

That was the most awful experience of my life.

Example

The accident was the most awful thing I've ever witnessed.

Why is this expression not used with most, more?

"Most" and "more" are used with "awful" to form the comparatives and superlatives. The forms "more awful" and "most awful" are commonly used to indicate a higher degree of unpleasantness.

Does this expression have an irregular comparative/superlative form?

"Awful" follows the regular pattern of using "more" and "most" for forming comparatives and superlatives.

Expressions with similar meanings to “more awful”

worse

Used to describe something that is of lower quality or more unpleasant.

Example

This is worse than I thought it would be.

terrible

Used to indicate that something is extremely bad or unpleasant.

Example

The food at that restaurant was terrible.

Expressions with similar meanings to “most awful”

worst

Used to describe something that is of the lowest quality or most unpleasant.

Example

This is the worst day of my life.

horrible

Used to indicate that something is extremely bad or unpleasant.

Example

The smell in the room was horrible.

Using than with comparative “more awful”

When using the comparative form "more awful" to compare two things, you would use "than" to connect the two parts of the comparison: Example: "The movie was more awful than I expected." Here, "than" is used to show that the level of awfulness in "the movie" is higher than the level of awfulness expected.

How can I use this expression in context?

“more awful” and “most awful” can be used in a variety of situations to compare speed.

• 1. Movies

  The sequel was more awful than the original.

  The sequel was more awful than the original.

• 2. Weather

  Today's storm is more awful than yesterday's.

  Today's storm is more awful than yesterday's.

• 3. Experiences

  That was the most awful flight I've ever had.

  That was the most awful flight I've ever had.

• 4. Accidents

  The car crash was the most awful thing I've seen.

  The car crash was the most awful thing I've seen.

Related idioms and phrases

A fate worse than death

Something that is considered to be even more terrible or unpleasant than death.

Example

Being trapped in a loveless marriage is a fate worse than death.

In the doghouse

To be in trouble or disfavored.

Example

After forgetting our anniversary, I was in the doghouse for weeks.