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awfully.

Badly, terribly.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adv/ˈɔː.fʊ.li/UK/ˈɔː.fə.li/UK/ˈɔː.fli/UK/ˈɔ.f(ə.)li/General-American
  1. Badly, terribly.

    She led after the swimming and cycling, but ran awfully and came in fourth.
  2. Very; exceedingly; extremely; excessively.

    not-comparable
  3. In a manner inspiring awe.

    archaic
  4. Reverently.

    archaic
  5. Fearfully.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English awful Middle English -ly English -ly English awfully From awful + -ly.

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