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Discover LudwigThe phrase "awful cold" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe extremely low temperatures or to express discomfort due to the cold.
Example: "I stepped outside this morning, and it was awful cold; I should have worn a heavier coat."
Alternatives: "really cold" or "extremely cold".
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It's always awful — cold, stiff, empty.
"I've got a fuckin' awful cold," he declares with wide-mouthed grimace and that well-known exaggerated nasality.
The academics quoted lyrics written by Pete Townshend of The Who when he was 20: "Things they do look awful cold / Hope I die before I get old".
His old love is in a new house, which he calls "awful cold," but then he boasts that he's already "making love to Nikki".
However, when I heard of Lizzie's Wish, it looked interesting, as it is about a girl who is sent to London by her awful, cold and vile step-father to live with some relatives while her mother is pregnant.
Five minutes later Yann Songo'o brought further cheer to the small band of travelling fans in the awful cold and wet conditions as he steered Brian McLean's shot from the edge of the box into the net.
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Those awful, cold-hearted Wilsons.
In general, the climate in that remote swampy place surrounded by forest was just awful - cold winters and midges in the summer.
I am still thinking of home, the weather here is awful and cold.
I had this awful head cold and I really didn't wanna go.
The Host recalls saying well-intentioned things which ended up looking awful in cold, hard print (details in memoir).
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