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aw·ful

(ô′fəl)

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.

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

aw′ful·ly adv.

aw′ful·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

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aw•ful•ly

(ˈɔ fə li, ˈɔf li)

adv.

1. very; extremely: awfully excited.

2. in a manner provoking censure, disapproval, or the like; objectionably: to behave awfully.

3. Archaic.

a. in a manner inspiring awe.

b. in a manner expressing awe.

[1350–1400]

usage: See awful.

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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

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.

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awfully

adverb

To a high degree:

dreadfully, eminently, exceedingly, exceptionally, extra, extremely, greatly, highly, most, notably, very.

Informal: awful.

Chiefly Regional: mighty.

Translations

جِداً

hrozněstrašně

forfærdeligtfrygteligtrædselsfuldt

furchtbar

φοβερά

espantosamente tremendamente

kauhean

affreusement hideusement terriblement

strašno

hræîilega, ofboîslega

molto terribilmente

ひどく

몹시

strašno

hemskt

อย่างเลวร้าย

son derece çok

khủng khiếp

非常很

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 ... ?

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

awful

(ˈoːful) adjective

1. very great. an awful rush.

2. very bad. This book is awful; an awful experience.

3. severe. an awful headache.

ˈawfully adverb

very. awfully silly.

ˈawfulness noun

awfully

→ جِداً hrozně rædselsfuldt furchtbar φοβερά espantosamente, tremendamente kauhean affreusement strašno terribilmente ひどく 몹시 ontzettend fryktelig strasznie horrivelmente ужасно hemskt อย่างเลวร้าย son derece khủng khiếp 非常

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