awfully

aw·ful  (ôfl)

adj.

1. Extremely bad or unpleasant; terrible: had an awful day at the office.

2. Commanding awe: "this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath" (Herman Melville).

3. Filled with awe, especially:

a. Filled with or displaying great reverence.

b. Obsolete Afraid.

4. Formidable in nature or extent: an awful burden; an awful risk.

adv. Informal

Extremely; very: was awful sick.

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[Middle English aweful, awe-inspiring, blend of awe, awe; see awe, and *ayfull, awful (from Old English egefull : ege, dread + -full, -ful).]

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awful·ly adv.

awful·ness n.

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awfully

Adverb

1. in an unpleasant way

2. Informal very: we were both awfully busy

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	awfully - used as intensifiers; "terribly interesting"; "I'm awful sorry" awful, frightfully, terribly colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
	2.	awfully - of a dreadful kind; "there was a dreadfully bloody accident on the road this morning" dreadfully, horribly
	3.	awfully - in a terrible manner; "she sings terribly" abysmally, atrociously, rottenly, terribly, abominably

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awfully

adverb 1. (Informal) very, extremely, terribly, exceptionally, quite, very much, seriously (informal) greatly, immensely, exceedingly, excessively, dreadfully

adverb 2. badly, woefully, dreadfully, inadequately, disgracefully, wretchedly, unforgivably, shoddily, reprehensibly, disreputably

Translations

awfully [ˈɔːfəlɪ] adv (= very) → terriblemente

awfully [ˈɔːfəlɪ] awful adv (= very) → terriblement, vraiment

awfully [ˈɔːfəlɪ] awful adv → furchtbar, schrecklich

awfully [ˈɔːflɪ] adv (= very) → terribilmente