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

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. terribly, awfully, awful, frightfully(adverb)

   used as intensifiers

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

2. dreadfully, awfully, horribly(adverb)

   of a dreadful kind

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

3. terribly, atrociously, awfully, abominably, abysmally, rottenly(adverb)

   in a terrible manner

   "she sings terribly"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. awfully(Adverb)

   In a manner inspiring awe.

2. awfully(Adverb)

   Reverently.

3. awfully(Adverb)

   Badly, terribly.

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

4. awfully(Adverb)

   Very; exceedingly; extremely; excessively.

5. awfully(Adverb)

   Fearfully.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Awfully(adverb)

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

2. Awfully(adverb)

   very; excessively

How to pronounce awfully?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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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. Andrew Susser:

   Bad things in energy are already priced in, midstream bonds seem awfully cheap.

2. Ted Cruz:

   The timing seems awfully coincidental that in the week when Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu came to Washington, spoke in Congress about the enormous threat of President Obama's misguided deal with Iran that is opening the door to Iran acquiring nuclear weapons and in the very week when Bob Menendez showed incredible courage to speak out and call out President Obama for the damage that his policy was doing to our national security that coincidence is troubling.

3. The President:

   I came here, wasnt feeling so well. I feel much better now. Were working hard to get me all the way back. I have to be back, because we still have to make America great again. Weve done an awfully good job of that, but we still have steps to go and we have tohave to finish that job.

4. Philip Nitschke:

   In fact his last words were 'This is taking an awfully long time!'.

5. Jon Stewart:

   I'm pretty sure what's going to happen five years from now, more of these men and women are going to get sick and they are going to die and I am awfully tired of hearing that it's a 9/11 New York issue, al-Qaeda didn't shout death to Tribeca.

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