If you want to be pedantic, “awful” DID once mean “full of awe” or what “awesome” now represents. The meaning drifted over the years. Same as, say, “nice”, which used to be “foolish or stupid”.
If you want to be pedantic, “awful” DID once mean “full of awe” or what “awesome” now represents. The meaning drifted over the years. Same as, say, “nice”, which used to be “foolish or stupid”.