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Awfully

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Adverb

1. awful, awfully, frightfully, terribly

used as intensifiers

Example Sentences:
'terribly interesting'
'I'm awful sorry'

2. awfully, dreadfully, horribly

of a dreadful kind

Example Sentences:
'there was a dreadfully bloody accident on the road this morning'

3. abominably, abysmally, atrociously, awfully, rottenly, terribly

in a terrible manner

Example Sentences:
'she sings terribly'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Awfully

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adverb
1. 
in an unpleasant, bad, or reprehensible manner
2. informal
(intensifier)
I'm awfully keen to come
3. archaic
so as to express or inspire awe

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Awfully

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adverb
1. 
in a way to inspire awe
2.  US
in a bad or offensive way
to behave awfully
3.  Informal
very; very much

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Awfully

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adj.
1. Extremely bad or unpleasant; terrible: had an awful day at the office.
2. Commanding awe: "this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath" (Herman Melville).
3. Filled with awe, especially:
a. Filled with or displaying great reverence.
b. Obsolete Afraid.
4. Formidable in nature or extent: an awful burden; an awful risk.
adv.
Informal
Extremely; very: was awful sick.

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