awfully

English

Etymology

awful +‎ -ly

Adverb

awfully (comparative more awfully, superlative most awfully)

Badly, terribly.
She led after the swiming and cycling, but ran awfully and came in fourth.
(not comparable) Very; exceedingly; extremely; excessively.
- 1912, Arnold Bennett, The Grim Smile of the Five Towns, Project Gutenberg eText.
  It was wondrous. 'I'm awfully glad I came now,' his thought ran; 'I'm managing it rather well.'
(archaic) In a manner inspiring awe.
(archaic) Reverently.
(obsolete) Fearfully.

Usage notes

Adjectives to which "awfully" is often applied: good, hard, sad, nice, sorry, long, quiet, big, glad, familiar, well, difficult, tired, bad, hot, high, busy, pretty, small, cold, funny, expensive, fond, important, young, interesting, jolly, short, proud, clever, boring, strange, happy, lonely, stupid, strong, sick, pleased, old, hungry, afraid, silly.

Synonyms

(very): very, extremely, terribly

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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