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 [ˈɔːfəlɪ ˈɔːflɪ]

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

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 That caramel looks awfully good.

2. badly, woefully, dreadfully, inadequately, disgracefully, wretchedly, unforgivably, shoddily, reprehensibly, disreputably I played awfully, and there are no excuses.

Translations

awfully [ˈɔːflɪ] ADV

1. (as intensifier) he's awfully nice → es majísimo
it's awfully hard or difficult → es terriblemente difícil
she works awfully hard → trabaja durísimo
it was awfully hot → hacía un calor espantoso
that's awfully good of you → es muy amable de su parte
I'm awfully sorry → lo siento muchísimo
would you mind awfully if we didn't go? → ¿te molestaría mucho que no fuéramos?
thanks awfully! (o.f.) → ¡muchísimas gracias!

2. (= badly) [play, sing] → pésimamente, fatal

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awfully [ˈɔːfəli] adv (= very) → terriblement
I'm awfully sorry
BUT Je suis vraiment désolé.
would you mind awfully if ... ? → Cela t'ennuierait beaucoup si ... ?

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awfully

adv (inf) → furchtbar (inf), → schrecklich (inf); it’s not awfully important → es ist nicht so schrecklich or furchtbar wichtig (inf); she is rather awfully awfully (Brit hum) → sie ist furchtbar vornehm (inf); thanks awfully (Brit) → vielen, vielen Dank!; would you mind awfully (waiting for me)? (Brit) → würde es Ihnen furchtbar viel ausmachen(, auf mich zu warten)? (inf)

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awfully [ˈɔːflɪ] adv (very) → terribilmente
thanks awfully → mille grazie
I'm awfully sorry → sono terribilmente spiacente

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awfully → بفظاعة hrozně rædselsfuldt furchtbar φρικτά espantosamente kauhean affreusement strašno terribilmente ひどく 몹시 ontzettend uhyggelig strasznie horrivelmente ужасно hemskt อย่างเลวร้าย son derece khủng khiếp 非常