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.
Synonyms
abominably, abysmally, atrociously, awful, dreadfully, frightfully, horribly, rottenly, terribly, acutely, awfully, beyond, damn, drastically, exceedingly, extraordinarily, extremely, highly, hugely, immensely, insanely, intensely, jolly, murrain, severely, strikingly, very, violently, wicked, wildly
Scrabble Score: 16
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