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Definition of awfully in English: awfullyadverb ˈɔːfʊliˈɔf(ə)li 1informal as submodifier Very. I'm awfully sorry to bother you so late Example sentencesExamples - These heroes must grow up awfully fast in this day and age.
- For being famous and horsey and whatnot, they were awfully nice and a lot of fun.
- Helen is quite heartbroken, and I feel awfully sorry for her.
- And they're really awfully nice when you get to know them.
- I felt a blush spread over my face - he must think I was awfully clumsy.
- Which is awfully nice of her, but I feel - to use an appropriate piece of therapy-speak - somewhat conflicted.
- I must have been feeling awfully ambitious to set myself such a daunting assignment!
- It does take a while for the yarn to arrive - but it's awfully nice to have it arrive by Canada Post.
- Sometimes saying sorry is an awfully good idea.
- It is two in the afternoon, the weather is awfully hot, and you are struck in a traffic jam.
- Pressure from powerful corners must make it awfully easy to misplace files.
- He did have awfully nice legs though - firm and powerful looking.
- As it is, when she utters them on court, I have to keep reminding myself that she's really an awfully nice gal.
- Dundee must seem awfully liberal by comparison.
- You must be awfully proud of Kyle, as I know you are of your other kids.
- I must say that those days were awfully nice.
- Not an environment devoted to the life of the mind, but the weather was awfully nice.
- The people who work for my publisher are awfully nice.
- I just can't help feeling awfully sorry for him, though.
- He must get awfully nervous when Gary Bauer and James Dobson call.
Synonyms very, extremely, really, exceedingly, immensely, thoroughly, decidedly, terribly, frightfully, dreadfully, fearfully, exceptionally, uncommonly, remarkably, eminently, extraordinarily, most, positively, particularly heartily, profoundly Northern English right Scottish unco North American quite French très informal terrifically, tremendously, desperately, devilishly, ultra, too … for words, mucho, mega, seriously, oh-so, madly, majorly British informal jolly, ever so, dead, well, fair North American informal real, mighty, awful, plumb, powerful South African informal lekker informal, dated devilish, hellish archaic exceeding, sore - 1.1 Very much.
thanks awfully for the tea, Mr Oakley Example sentencesExamples - Well, not especially, thanks awfully.
- As a final note, thanks awfully for all the pay cheques.
Synonyms very much, a lot informal a million
2Very badly or unpleasantly. Example sentencesExamples - It was with a guy who spoke awfully.
- I played awfully a couple of times, even stupidly.
Synonyms very badly, atrociously, terribly, dismally, dreadfully, appallingly, execrably, poorly, incompetently, inexpertly informal abysmally, pitifully, crummily, diabolically, rottenly rare egregiously
Definition of awfully in US English: awfullyadverbˈɔf(ə)liˈôf(ə)lē 1informal as submodifier (used especially in spoken English) very. I'm awfully sorry to bother you so late Example sentencesExamples - I just can't help feeling awfully sorry for him, though.
- It is two in the afternoon, the weather is awfully hot, and you are struck in a traffic jam.
- I felt a blush spread over my face - he must think I was awfully clumsy.
- I must have been feeling awfully ambitious to set myself such a daunting assignment!
- He did have awfully nice legs though - firm and powerful looking.
- Dundee must seem awfully liberal by comparison.
- You must be awfully proud of Kyle, as I know you are of your other kids.
- I must say that those days were awfully nice.
- Helen is quite heartbroken, and I feel awfully sorry for her.
- The people who work for my publisher are awfully nice.
- These heroes must grow up awfully fast in this day and age.
- He must get awfully nervous when Gary Bauer and James Dobson call.
- Not an environment devoted to the life of the mind, but the weather was awfully nice.
- Pressure from powerful corners must make it awfully easy to misplace files.
- Which is awfully nice of her, but I feel - to use an appropriate piece of therapy-speak - somewhat conflicted.
- Sometimes saying sorry is an awfully good idea.
- As it is, when she utters them on court, I have to keep reminding myself that she's really an awfully nice gal.
- And they're really awfully nice when you get to know them.
- It does take a while for the yarn to arrive - but it's awfully nice to have it arrive by Canada Post.
- For being famous and horsey and whatnot, they were awfully nice and a lot of fun.
Synonyms very, extremely, really, exceedingly, immensely, thoroughly, decidedly, terribly, frightfully, dreadfully, fearfully, exceptionally, uncommonly, remarkably, eminently, extraordinarily, most, positively, particularly 2Very badly or unpleasantly. Example sentencesExamples - I played awfully a couple of times, even stupidly.
- It was with a guy who spoke awfully.
Synonyms very badly, atrociously, terribly, dismally, dreadfully, appallingly, execrably, poorly, incompetently, inexpertly
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