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Definitions for awfully
ˈɔ fə li, ˈɔf liaw·ful·ly
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Princeton's WordNet
terribly, awfully, awful, frightfullyadverb
used as intensifiers
"terribly interesting"; "I'm awful sorry"
dreadfully, awfully, horriblyadverb
of a dreadful kind
"there was a dreadfully bloody accident on the road this morning"
terribly, atrociously, awfully, abominably, abysmally, rottenlyadverb
in a terrible manner
"she sings terribly"
Wiktionary
awfullyadverb
In a manner inspiring awe.
awfullyadverb
Reverently.
awfullyadverb
Badly, terribly.
She led after the swiming and cycling, but ran awfully and came in fourth.
awfullyadverb
Very; exceedingly; extremely; excessively.
awfullyadverb
Fearfully.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Awfullyadverb
In a reverential manner.
Etymology: from awful.
It will concern a man, to treat this great principle awfully and warily, by still observing what it commands, but especially what it forbids. South.
Webster Dictionary
Awfullyadverb
in an awful manner; in a manner to fill with terror or awe; fearfully; reverently
Awfullyadverb
very; excessively
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of awfully in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of awfully in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of awfully in a Sentence
I feel awfully lucky that I had health insurance. It did cost $ 92,000, and if my family hadn't been insured, it would have been a disaster for us -- and it would have been a real disaster for most American families, i think about not only that, but what it would mean if you were an American citizen and you didn't have a primary care doctor who could give you a screening that let you know I had cancer.
We know life is futile. A man who considers that his life is of very wonderful importance is awfully close to a padded cell.
I have great confidence that the Russians will try and undermine western democracy in 2017, 2018, 2019 and for an awfully long time, it is our responsibility as leaders of United States government to do all that we can to deter United States from interfering with us, not only in our elections, but more broadly as well.
Yes, not in a creepy way ! Just like,' Wow, you seem awfully young to be asking a question about a show that's been on [ so long ],' and I knew where you were going. You were wanting to see if the show was older than she was, and it was.
I found some good stuff between seasons ... and then things really heated up in Mexico, i feel awfully in control of what I'm doing.
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