What does awfully mean?
Awfully means Badly, terribly..
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/ˈɔː.fʊ.li/ · adverb
Badly, terribly..
She led after the swimming and cycling, but ran awfully and came in fourth.
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
I returned to the inn yard, and, impressed by my remembrance of the face, looked awfully around for it. It was not there.
Use awfully when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Awfully means Badly, terribly..
Common synonyms include very, extremely, terribly, acutely.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
She led after the swimming and cycling, but ran awfully and came in fourth.
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