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awfully
[ aw-fuh-lee, awf-lee ]
adverb
- very; extremely:
That was awfully nice of you. He's awfully slow.
- in a manner provoking censure, disapproval, or the like:
She behaved awfully all evening.
- Archaic.
- in a manner inspiring awe:
shouting awfully the dreaded curse.
- in a manner expressing awe:
to stare awfully.
awfully
/ ˈɔËflɪ; ˈɔËfÉ™lɪ /
adverb
- in an unpleasant, bad, or reprehensible manner
- informal.(intensifier)
I'm awfully keen to come
- archaic.so as to express or inspire awe
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Example Sentences
"People awfully quiet that Raducanu is winning now - where all the experts at now?"
All this has faded awfully fast from our mass cultural memory.
"But he has worked awfully hard in training and done everything right to make sure he was available."
That is a choice, but I don’t think it’s a choice that judges are going to like, because it seems awfully disingenuous.
Alas, with all that groundwork to lay, rebooted “Fantastic Four†characters to introduce this summer and a reported return of Chris Evans to the MCU, “Doomsday†is getting awfully crowded.
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