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A word that changed its meaning drastically over the years is “silly”.

Thomas Pyles in The Origins and Development of the English Language (1964) wrote that “silly” (Old English “(ge)s

Folk etymology (in response to An Unmarried Degree? What?):

“Crayfish”: in reality, this word comes from the same source as the French word “
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“Awful” can be used today in a positive sense; Random House Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (1999) gives the following phrase: “the awful majesty of alpine peaks”. “Awful” here means “solemnly impressive; inspiring awe”; in this sense, it is practically synonymous with “awesome”.

Oh, and the advent of “awful” or “awfully” as an adverbial intensifier isn’t an “awful” (bad) thing or an “awesome” (good) thing; it’s just a reflection of the fact that a living language is constantly changing, and words often lose old meanings and acquire new ones.