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Meaning of "awfully" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF AWFULLY

awfully  [ˈɔːfəlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AWFULLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Awfully is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES AWFULLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of awfully in the English dictionary

The definition of awfully in the dictionary is in an unpleasant, bad, or reprehensible manner. Other definition of awfully is so as to express or inspire awe.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AWFULLY


anencephaly
ˌænenˈsefəlɪ
deceitfully
dɪˈsiːtfəlɪ
fruitfully
ˈfruːtfəlɪ
lustfully
ˈlʌstfəlɪ
macrocephaly
ˌmækrəʊˈsɛfəlɪ
manfully
ˈmænfəlɪ
masterfully
ˈmɑːstəfəlɪ
microcephaly
ˌmaɪkrəʊˈsɛfəlɪ
mournfully
ˈmɔːnfəlɪ
Offaly
ˈɒfəlɪ
plagiocephaly
ˌpleɪdʒɪəʊˈsɛfəlɪ
purposefully
ˈpɜːpəsfəlɪ
resourcefully
rɪˈsɔːsfəlɪ
sinfully
ˈsɪnfəlɪ
sorrowfully
ˈsɒrəʊfəlɪ
soulfully
ˈsəʊlfəlɪ
tufoli
ˈtuːfəlɪ
unfaithfully
ʌnˈfeɪθfəlɪ
unmercifully
ʌnˈmɜːsɪfəlɪ
waffly
ˈwɑːfəlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AWFULLY

aweless
awelessness
awesome
awesomely
awesomeness
awestricken
awestrike
awestruck
aweto
awful
awfulness
awhato
awheel
awheto
awhile
awhirl
awkward
awkwardish
awkwardly
awkwardness

WORDS THAT END LIKE AWFULLY

beautifully
bully
carefully
delightfully
faithfully
forcefully
fully
gracefully
gratefully
hopefully
lawfully
painfully
peacefully
powerfully
respectfully
successfully
tastefully
thankfully
thoughtfully
truthfully
wonderfully

Synonyms and antonyms of awfully in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «AWFULLY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «awfully» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of awfully

Translation of «awfully» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AWFULLY

Find out the translation of awfully to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of awfully from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «awfully» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

非常
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tremendamente
570 millions of speakers

English

awfully
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جِداً
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ужасно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

horrivelmente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অতিশয়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

affreusement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dengan dahsyat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

furchtbar
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ひどく
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

몹시
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Awfully
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khủng khiếp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முதல்வாதிகளுக்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भयानक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çok
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

terribilmente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

strasznie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

надзвичайно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

grozav de
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φοβερά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vreeslik
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hemskt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fryktelig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of awfully

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AWFULLY»

The term «awfully» is quite widely used and occupies the 34.661 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AWFULLY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about awfully

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10 QUOTES WITH «AWFULLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word awfully.
1
Don Adams
I was married awfully young and I felt trapped. My wife had been divorced and all the time we were married we were out of the Church. It wasn't until we were divorced that we became good Catholics again.
2
Don Ameche
God was awfully good to me during the good days. I cherish the old days, but I don't miss them.
3
Paul Auster
I think if we didn't contradict ourselves, it would be awfully boring. It would be tedious to be alive.
4
Anne Bancroft
I don't quite jump for joy, but I am awfully glad to see him.
5
Ben Bernanke
It must be awfully frustrating to get a small raise at work and then have it all eaten by a higher cost of commuting.
6
Emily Carr
Life's an awfully lonesome affair. You come into the world alone and you go out of the world alone yet it seems to me you are more alone while living than even going and coming.
7
Joe Chung
It always takes awfully long time to understand unbelievably simple things.
8
Henry Steele Commager
It's awfully hard to be the son of a great man and also of a half-crazy woman.
9
Chip Conley
I'd done my time in corporate America, from McDonald's making shakes to Morgan Stanley making deals and, yet, I felt awfully constrained by the uniform - not just my clothes, but how I felt I needed to conform - that a traditional job required me to wear.
10
Joan Cusack
My dad was a very funny man - he's the one who taught me life would be awfully hard without humor! I'm sure his Irish wit in some way influenced my decision to become an actress.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AWFULLY»

Discover the use of awfully in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to awfully and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
How They Croaked: The Awful Ends of the Awfully Famous
A look at the deaths of several famous people throughout history and the circumstances surrounding those deaths.
Georgia Bragg, 2012
2
Awfully Devoted Women: Lesbian Lives in Canada, 1900-65
Awfully Devoted Women offers a portrait of middle-class lesbianism in the decades before the gay rights movement in English Canada.
Cameron Duder, 2011
3
An Awfully Big Adventure
It is 1950 and the Liverpool reporatory theatre company is rehearsing its Christmas production of Peter Pan, a story of childhood innocence and loss.
Beryl Bainbridge, 2010
4
Battle of the Zombies: An Awfully Beastly Business
Can Ulf unravel the ghostly mystery, or will he end up as zombie food? The future of the RSPCB depends on him.
The Beastly Boys, 2012
5
Bang Goes a Troll: An Awfully Beastly Business
When a messenger bat arrives at the RSPCB, Ulf the werewolf receives news of trouble in the wild. Trolls are being smoked out of their mountain home for use in a beast-hunting range. Can Ulf stop the troll hunt, or will he be hunted too?
The Beastly Boys, 2009
6
Werewolf Versus Dragon: An Awfully Beastly Business
Ulf is an orphaned werewolf who has lived all his life at Farraway Hall, the home of the RSPCB and a sanctuary for rare and endangered beasts.
The Beastly Boys, 2009
7
The Jungle Vampire: An Awfully Beastly Business
The Beastly Boys. AN AWFULLY BEASTLY BUSINESS A THE JUNGLE VAMPIRE Late one night, on the outskirts ofagrimytown,amanina longfurcoat hurried through. BY THE BEASTLY BOYS ILLUSTRATED BY JONNY DUDDLE.
The Beastly Boys, 2009
8
You look awfully like the Queen: Wit and Wisdom from the ...
For fans of the ‘Windsors’ and ‘Now we are Sixty’: a beautifully illustrated collection of amusing and affectionate stories from inside the royal family.
Thomas Blaikie, 2011
9
The Big Beast Sale: An Awfully Beastly Business
A Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader.
The Beastly Boys, 2012
10
Werewolf versus Dragon
In the first book, Werewolf versus Dragon, a dragon’s mangled body arrives at the RSPCB, and the Society knows that they’ve got a real monster on their hands.
David Sinden, Matthew Morgan, Guy Macdonald, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AWFULLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term awfully is used in the context of the following news items.
1
NHL expansion: Kansas City not likely to be in mix for new franchise
The Pittsburgh Penguins seemed awfully close to moving to Kansas City, which remains hard to believe in hindsight. It was also a potential ... «CBSSports.com, Jul 15»
2
Excellent work from the starting rotation led the Cleveland Indians to …
Anyone watching the game would have noticed that a number of the hits Kluber allowed were awfully close to being outs: seeing-eye singles ... «Let's Go Tribe, Jul 15»
3
The Catharsis of a Greek Exit
So a new bargain would look awfully like Greece getting its own way -- a reward for bad faith and bad behavior. Kicking Greece out of the euro, ... «Bloomberg View, Jul 15»
4
Take a Look at Nicole Kidman as Gertrude Bell in Queen of the Desert
You have to scroll awfully far down the IMBD page before running across any non-UK character names, and considering the long-running ... «Jezebel, Jul 15»
5
Robert Shiller's shocking call: Buy Greek stocks!
I feel fearful about that. It seems awfully edge-of-the-cliff right now, doesn't it?" Read MoreRobert Shiller: Stocks and bonds are overvalued—but ... «CNBC, Jul 15»
6
Defending Rory McIlroy's soccer: 'It's not the end of the world. No …
“It's awfully presumptive of anyone to start questioning the game plan of only the sixth player in history to win the Masters and U.S. Open in the ... «GolfDigest.com, Jul 15»
7
DeAndre Jordan's Departure Shows Clips Still Chris Paul's Team …
Awfully similar, right down to both Jordan and Howard captivated by the allure of chillin' with Chandler "Sunshine" Parsons in Texas!). «Bleacher Report, Jul 15»
8
Eyeball Scout Tackles Bassitt, Rodriguez, Butler
That was never going to last, but it's worth noting that batters seem to have an awfully tough time seeing the fastball out of his hand. «Athletics Nation, Jul 15»
9
Awfully Good: American Cyborg: Steel Warrior + Lady Terminator …
In case you forgot, Cannon was responsible for a decades-long streak of amazing Awfully Good movies, including BREAKIN' 2: ELECTRIC ... «JoBlo.com, Jul 15»
10
Samuel Eto'o's farewell letter to Sampdoria fans is awfully familiar
The Cameroonian is on his way to Antalyaspor and today penned a letter to say goodbye to the Sampdoria fans who welcomed him to the Stadio Luigi Ferraris ... «JOE.co.uk, Jul 15»

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