Definitions for awfully
ˈɔ fə li, ˈɔf liaw·ful·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. terribly, awfully, awful, frightfullyadverb

   used as intensifiers

   "terribly interesting"; "I'm awful sorry"

2. dreadfully, awfully, horriblyadverb

   of a dreadful kind

   "there was a dreadfully bloody accident on the road this morning"

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

   in a terrible manner

   "she sings terribly"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. awfullyadverb

   In a manner inspiring awe.

2. awfullyadverb

   Reverently.

3. awfullyadverb

   Badly, terribly.

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

4. awfullyadverb

   Very; exceedingly; extremely; excessively.

5. awfullyadverb

   Fearfully.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.

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1. awfully

   Awfully is an adverb that is most commonly used to express something in an extremely negative way, meaning extremely bad or unpleasant. However, in informal English, it can also be used to emphasize the large degree of something, which could be either negative or positive.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Awfullyadverb

   in an awful manner; in a manner to fill with terror or awe; fearfully; reverently

2. Awfullyadverb

   very; excessively

How to pronounce awfully?

1. Alex

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of awfully in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of awfully in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of awfully in a Sentence

1. Donald Trump:

   We have people that Hillary Clinton wants 550 percent more than President Obama and Obama’s allowing a lot of people to come in. We have no idea who they are, they’re from Islamic State-occupied Syria maybe, but they have no paperwork many times, we’re going to allow thousands, and ten and thousands, more people to come in and then Donald Trump see a situation like Nice, France. It’s a horrible thing and we ’d better get awfully tough.

2. Steven Rabinowitz:

   Agreements, including NDAs, are binding if there is consideration in entering into them, the consideration can be awfully slight. So, here the opportunity to spend time with Sheen is likely enough.

3. James Barrie:

   To die will be an awfully big adventure.

4. Jensen Ackles:

   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.

5. Ashton Carter:

   I said the number 60, and I can look out at your faces and you have the same reaction I do, which is that that's an awfully small number.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=awfully
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Awfully
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=awfully
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/awfully