awfully

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
16
Words With Friends
18
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈɔː.fʊ.li/ (UK)
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/ˈɔː.fʊ.li/ (UK) · /ˈɔː.fə.li/ (UK) · /ˈɔː.fli/ (UK) · /ˈɔ.f(ə.)li/ · /ˈɑ.f(ə.)li/

Definition of awfully

5 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adv

  1. Badly, terribly.
    “She led after the swimming and cycling, but ran awfully and came in fourth.”
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adv

  1. Badly, terribly.
    “She led after the swimming and cycling, but ran awfully and came in fourth.”
  2. (not-comparable)Very; exceedingly; extremely; excessively.
    “It was wondrous. 'I'm awfully glad I came now,' his thought ran; 'I'm managing it rather well.'”
    “It’s awfully considerate of you to think of me here / And I’m most obliged to you for making it clear that I’m not here”
  3. (archaic)In a manner inspiring awe.
  4. (archaic)Reverently.
  5. (obsolete)Fearfully.
    “I returned to the inn yard, and, impressed by my remembrance of the face, looked awfully around for it. It was not there.”

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Etymology

From awful + -ly.

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