The phrase "awful speech" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a speech that is poorly delivered or lacks quality in content.
Example: "The audience was disappointed by the awful speech given by the keynote speaker, who seemed unprepared and disorganized."
Alternatives: "terrible speech" or "poor speech".
First there was Khaled Meshal, the Hamas leader, and his awful speech on his first visit to Gaza last month.
So why the need to define his philosophy all over again in this week's massively-hyped and embarrassingly awful speech to the Women's Institute?His own explanation is that the advent of Baby Blair, his fourth child, has caused a "lot of reflecting"; life is "in better perspective"; there is "a renewed sense of purpose".
Obviously she knows what's going on and begins crying about three minutes into his awful speech.
But days before his awful speech Tuesday night, Jindal said something totally misleading - something that made him an idol to wingnuts - at least until his unfortunate television appearance.
There were awful speeches from all sides on Tuesday night, but I liked Christine O'Donnell's adieu.
In one of the few truly awful speeches Clinton gave, he droned on for what seemed hours, eliciting ironic cheers when he finally said "in conclusion... ....... But, as always, he bounced back.
Speaking from the Convention floor, Chris Christie, a close Trump ally, said that Cruz had delivered an "awful, selfish speech" and had "showed himself tonight to not be a man of his word".
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) called Sen. Ted Cruz's (R-Texas) performance at the Republican National Convention "an awful, selfish speech".
What about the film spoke to you? Drew Droege Jordann and I have been witnesses to awful human speech and behavior -- our ears are lint traps for terrible selfish hilarious one-liners.
Awful concept, awful writing, awful delivery.
During her performance of Ida B. Wells's painful anti-lynching speech, "This Awful Slaughter," actress Adepero Oduye became weak, and had to exit the stage.
