Definition of AWFULLY

awfully

Adverb

  • used as intensifiers
  • of a dreadful kind
  • in a terrible manner

Adv

  • Badly, terribly.
  • Very; exceedingly; extremely; excessively.
  • In a manner inspiring awe.
  • Reverently.
  • Fearfully.

Examples

  • She led after the swimming and cycling, but ran awfully and came in fourth.

Origin / Etymology

From awful + -ly.

Scrabble Score: 16

awfully: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
awfully: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
awfully: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

awfully: valid Words With Friends Word