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awfully - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'awfully' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Awfully [ adv.]
- In an awful manner; in a manner to fill with terror or awe; fearfully; reverently.
- Very; excessively.

Meaning of 'awfully' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . awfully [ r]
Meaning (1):
- used as intensifiers
Example in sentence:
  • I'm awful sorry;
  • terribly interesting
Meaning (2):
- in a terrible manner
Example in sentence:
  • she sings terribly
Meaning (3):
- of a dreadful kind
Example in sentence:
  • there was a dreadfully bloody accident on the road this morning

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