Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

awful but lawful

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.56 in modern English

Syllables: aw-ful but law-ful
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Alternative form of lawful but awful

Example Sentences

"Some believed that a civil rights investigation could establish that the ICE agent had a reasonable fear for his life when he opened fire as Ms. Good’s car began lurching toward him — the sort of police shooting investigators consider “awful but lawful.”"

Questions

What does awful but lawful mean?: Alternative form of lawful but awful

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