awfully
advUK /ˈɔː.fʊ.li/ · US /ˈɔ.f(ə.)li/
Etymology From awful + -ly.
1
Badly, terribly.
- She led after the swimming and cycling, but ran awfully and came in fourth.
2
Very; exceedingly; extremely; excessively.
- It was wondrous. 'I'm awfully glad I came now,' his thought ran; 'I'm managing it rather well.'1912, Arnold Bennett, The Grim Smile of the Five Towns:
- It’s awfully considerate of you to think of me here / And I’m most obliged to you for making it clear that I’m not here1968, Syd Barrett, “Jugband Blues”, in A Saucerful of Secrets, performed by Pink Floyd:
3
Archaic In a manner inspiring awe.
4
Archaic Reverently.
5
Obsolete Fearfully.
- I returned to the inn yard, and, impressed by my remembrance of the face, looked awfully around for it. It was not there.1849 May – 1850 November, Charles Dickens, The Personal History of David Copperfield, London: Bradbury & Evans, […], published 1850, →OCLC: