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[ adverb ] (informal) used as intensifiers, as in "terribly interesting"
Synonyms Examples "I'm awful sorry" Used in print (The Providence Journal...)It is awfully talky , for_instance , and not all_of the talk is terribly impressive . (Evan Esar, Humorous English; a guide to comic ,...)The daughter replied , `` Oh , I had dinner with - well , you do n't know him but he 's awfully nice - and we went_to a_couple_of places - I do n't suppose you 've heard of them - and we finished_up at a cute little night_club - I forget the name of it . (John Hazard Wildman, "Take It Off," The Arizona...)`` It must be awfully good for them . And awfully kind of Arlene '' , she told us later . Related terms |
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