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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
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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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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