awfully

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UK /ˈɔː.fʊ.li/ US /ˈɔ.f(ə.)li/

adv 5

Collocations

ADJ.

boring, close, cold, confused, dark, dirty, expensive, funny

VERB + AWFULLY

cycling, got, looks, ran, seems

AWFULLY + NOUN

evening, terrain

PREP.

in, up, with

Definitions

adv

Badly, terribly.

She led after the swimming and cycling, but ran awfully and came in fourth.

Very; exceedingly; extremely; excessively.

It was wondrous. 'I'm awfully glad I came now,' his thought ran; 'I'm managing it rather well.'

It’s awfully considerate of you to think of me here / And I’m most obliged to you for making it clear that I’m not here

In a manner inspiring awe.

Reverently.

Fearfully.

I returned to the inn yard, and, impressed by my remembrance of the face, looked awfully around for it. It was not there.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adverb — used as intensifiers

adverb — in a terrible manner

terribly
atrociously
abominably
abysmally
rottenly

adverb — of a dreadful kind

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

She led after the swimming and cycling, but ran awfully and came in fourth.

Wiktionary

It was wondrous. 'I'm awfully glad I came now,' his thought ran; 'I'm managing it rather well.'

Wiktionary

It’s awfully considerate of you to think of me here / And I’m most obliged to you for making it clear that I’m not here

Wiktionary

It's awfully cold today.

Tatoeba · #19156

It's awfully cold this evening.

Tatoeba · #19157

It being awfully cold, the party were almost frozen to death.

Tatoeba · #37819

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, awfully is marked as archaic, obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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