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awfully

adverb

Used as intensifiers

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Word Facts

Word length
7
Starts with
A
Ends with
Y
Contains
WF
Scrabble score
16
CEFR level
B2

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈɔːfʊli

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adverb

  1. Used as intensifiers

    “Terribly interesting”

adverb

  1. In a terrible manner

    “She sings terribly”

adverb

  1. Of a dreadful kind

    “There was a dreadfully bloody accident on the road this morning”

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Example Sentences

Terribly interesting
I'm awful sorry
She sings terribly
There was a dreadfully bloody accident on the road this morning

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