awfully

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English

Etymology

From awful +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɔːfʊli/, /ˈɔːfəli/, /ˈɔːfli/
- Audio (Southern England): (file)
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɔfəli/
(cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /ˈɑfəli/

Adverb

awfully (comparative more awfully, superlative most awfully)

Badly, terribly.
She led after the swimming and cycling, but ran awfully and came in fourth.
(not comparable) Very; exceedingly; extremely; excessively.
Synonyms: very, extremely, terribly; see also Thesaurus:extremely
- 1912, Arnold Bennett, The Grim Smile of the Five Towns‎:
  It was wondrous. 'I'm awfully glad I came now,' his thought ran; 'I'm managing it rather well.'
- 1968, Syd Barrett (lyrics and music), “Jugband Blues”, in A Saucerful of Secrets, performed by Pink Floyd:
  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
(archaic) In a manner inspiring awe.
(archaic) Reverently.
(obsolete) Fearfully.
- 1849 May – 1850 November, Charles Dickens, The Personal History of David Copperfield, London: Bradbury & Evans, , published 1850, →OCLC:
  I returned to the inn yard, and, impressed by my remembrance of the face, looked awfully around for it. It was not there.

Collocations

with adjectives

Translations

in an awe-inspiring manner

Czech: strašně (cs)
Greek: φοβερά (el) (foverá), τρομερά (el) (tromerá)
Russian: страшно (ru) (strašno)
Spanish: asombroso (es)
Walloon: k' araedje (wa), carapmint (wa)

fearfully — see fearfully

reverently — see reverently

badly — see badly

very — see very

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