awfully

How to use awfully in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for awfully.

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You have to be awfully stylish yourself not to get sick of it once in a while.

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Quick take

used as intensifiers; "terribly interesting"; "I'm awful sorry"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of awfully gathered in one view.

adverb

used as intensifiers; "terribly interesting"; "I'm awful sorry"

adverb

of a dreadful kind; "there was a dreadfully bloody accident on the road this morning"

adverb

in a terrible manner; "she sings terribly"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for awfully.

adverb

used as intensifiers; "terribly interesting"; "I'm awful sorry"

adverb

of a dreadful kind; "there was a dreadfully bloody accident on the road this morning"

adverb

in a terrible manner; "she sings terribly"

Example sentences

You have to be awfully stylish yourself not to get sick of it once in a while.

It's that, it's what we've got, and it is awfully powerful in many ways.

You have to be biting your tongue awfully hard to shoot off "Google is, in other words, the new AOL.

But, all things considered, that essay contains a lot of awfully strong assertions.

Did the timelines seem awfully aggressive to anyone?

I think it's awfully premature to go around judging who is 'the bad guy', and that it's quite possible both or neither of them have done less than stellar things.

Unless there's a backstory or a history of such behavior from the guy, it's awfully cruel to rob a guy of his livelihood without weighing all the facts.

For something so revolutionary, it sure is some awfully-well-trodden ground.

This is an awfully contrived title for an article that could be summarized as "people can find out whether or not you recognize something shown to you by monitoring electrical activity along the scalp.