awfully
Use Awfully in a sentence
fə adverb
1.
very; extremely: That was awfully nice of you. He's awfully slow.
2.
in a manner provoking censure, disapproval, or the like: She behaved awfully all evening.
3.
Archaic.
a.
in a manner inspiring awe: shouting awfully the dreaded curse.
b.
in a manner expressing awe: to stare awfully.
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| —adv | |
| 1. | in an unpleasant, bad, or reprehensible manner |
| 2. | informal (intensifier): I'm awfully keen to come |
| 3. | archaic so as to express or inspire awe |
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00:10
Awfully
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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Word Origin & History
awfully
c.1300, "so as to inspire reverence," from awful (q.v.). Meaning "dreadfully, so as to strike one with awe" is recorded from late 14c. As a simple intensifier, "very, exceedingly," recorded from c.1830.
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Example sentences
The picture is awfully, solemnly silly, but it's enjoyable and even rather stirring.
For a desktop system, though, the sub is awfully big and boxy.
First, our complex financial system is awfully fragile.
That's an awfully cruel thing to do to an animal, all so someone can show that people are able to taste carbonation.
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