Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - awestruck

awful ~1 adj 1 very bad or unpleasant  (The weather was awful. | a really awful book | These canned apricots taste awful! | I felt awful about not being able to help.) 2 only before noun spoken used to emphasize how much or how good, bad etc something is  (an awful lot (=a very large amount))  (I have an awful lot of work to do this week. | It made him look an awful fool.) 3 look/feel awful to look or feel ill  (You look awful - what's wrong with you?) 4 literary making you feel great admiration or fear - awfulness n ~2 adv + adj/adv ~ AmE spoken very  (That kid's awful cute, with her red curls.)