awfully

ˈɔːfəli

Definition

Definition of awfully - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

intensity

Dated

extremely, to a high degree

Dated

The movie was awfully good, I was surprised.

extremely

very

badlyin a very bad or unpleasant way

He sang awfully at the concert.

dreadfully

horribly

terribly

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awfully good

adj.

very good or excellent

The cake she baked was awfully good.

awfully quiet

adj.

very silent or calm

The library was awfully quiet during the exam period.

awfully nice

adj.

very pleasant or kind

She was awfully nice to everyone at the party.

awfully good of you

exp.

showing strong thanks for someone's kindness or help

It was awfully good of you to help me move.

Origin of awfully

English, awful (full of awe) + -ly (adverbial suffix)

Examples of awfully in a sentence

She felt awfully tired after the long trip.
The food tasted awfully at the restaurant.
The movie was awfully directed, leaving the audience disappointed.

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French:extrêmement, horriblement, ...
German:äußerst, furchtbar, ...
Italian:terribilmente, malissimo, ...
Spanish:extremadamente, horriblemente, ...
Portuguese:extremamente, horrivelmente, ...
Chinese:极其, 非常差, ...
Japanese:非常に, ひどく, ...
Arabic:جِدًّا, بِشَكْلٍ سَيِّئ, ...
Hebrew:נוֹרָא, ...
Russian:ужасно, отвратительно, ...
Ukrainian:надзвичайно, ...
Hindi:बहुत, बहुत बुरी तरह से, ...
Bengali:অত্যন্ত, ভয়ানকভাবে, ...
Catalan:extremadament, horriblement, ...
Czech:velmi, příšerně, ...
Danish:meget, forfærdeligt, ...
Dutch:ontzettend, vreselijk, ...
Greek:εξαιρετικά, τρομερά, ...
Hungarian:borzasztóan, borzalmasan, ...
Khmer:យ៉ាងខ្លាំង, យ៉ាងអាក្រក់, ...
Korean:굉장히, 매우 나쁘게, ...
Persian:بسیار, خیلی بد, ...
Polish:niesamowicie, okropnie, ...
Portuguese (BR):extremamente, muito mal, ...
Romanian:îngrozitor, foarte prost, ...
Swedish:väldigt, fruktansvärt, ...
Thai:ดีมาก, แย่มาก, ...
Turkish:son derece, çok kötü, ...
Vietnamese:rất hay, rất tệ, ...

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