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awfully

/ˈɔː.fʊ.li/ UK
/ˈɔː.fə.li/ UK
/ˈɔː.fli/ UK
/ˈɔ.f(ə.)li/ US
/ˈɑ.f(ə.)li/ cot caught merger

adverb more awfully · most awfully

Badly, terribly. She led after the swimming and cycling, but ran awfully and came in fourth.
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.'
Similar: very, extremely, terribly, acutely, awfully, almighty, badly, seriously, impossibly, beyond, damn, drastically
archaic In a manner inspiring awe.
archaic Reverently.
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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Closest in meaning: horribly, atrociously, terribly, dreadfully, abominably, frightfully, rottenly, abysmally, appallingly, horrendously, hideously, badly, horrifically, woefully, grossly, desperately

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adv in an awe-inspiring manner

Español	asombroso
Ελληνικά	φοβερά foverá, τρομερά tromerá
Русский	страшно strašno

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@misc{awfully_2026,
  title = {awfully},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/awfully},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}