Awfully
/ˈɔfəli/ adv
adv ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 Badly, terribly.
"She led after the swimming and cycling, but ran awfully and came in fourth."
- 2 Very; exceedingly; extremely; excessively. not-comparable
"It was wondrous. 'I'm awfully glad I came now,' his thought ran; 'I'm managing it rather well.'"
- 3 In a manner inspiring awe. archaic
- 4 Reverently. archaic
- 5 Fearfully. obsolete
"I returned to the inn yard, and, impressed by my remembrance of the face, looked awfully around for it. It was not there."
Adverb
- 1 used as intensifiers wordnet
- 2 in a terrible manner wordnet
- 3 of a dreadful kind wordnet
Example
More examples"It's awfully cold this evening."
Etymology
From awful + -ly.