awfully

[ aw-fuh-lee, awf-lee ]

/ ˈɔ fə li, ˈɔf li /

very; extremely: That was awfully nice of you. He's awfully slow.

in a manner provoking censure, disapproval, or the like: She behaved awfully all evening.

Archaic.

Origin of awfully

1350–1400; Middle English auefulli; see awful, -ly

See awful.

awesome, awesomesauce, awestruck, aweto, awful, awfully, awhato, awheel, awhile, awhirl, awkward

I covered New York politics for 15 years, and I saw some awfully tense moments between the police and Democratic politicians.

The NY Police Union’s Vile War with Mayor De Blasio |Michael Tomasky |December 21, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
People who normally sound smart said some awfully dumb things.

A Texas Democrat Tries to Fix the Border |Ruben Navarrette Jr. |August 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
And perhaps the current Supreme Court will take a more literal reading of the awfully clear language in the state Constitution.

Religious Schools Take Kentucky Taxpayers on an $18 Million Ride |Jonathan Miller |May 7, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
“Discourage” is an awfully mild word for the reality of pot prohibition in the United States.

What David Brooks Doesn't Understand About the Marijuana Prohibition |Jamelle Bouie |January 3, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

I notice your office is awfully close to the Barclays Center, where the Nets play.

Spike Lee on Blackface, ‘Oldboy,’ ’12 Years a Slave,’ and The Brooklyn Nets |Jimmy So |October 31, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
I found a mummy case in the library closet, but there wasn't anything in it at all, and I was awfully disappointed.

Kit of Greenacre Farm |Izola Forrester
I'm awfully sorry we had to give you such a shock for your leave-taking, but accidents will happen, now and then.

The King of Arcadia |Francis Lynde
It was the aching, loving heart of humanity for which he wept, that needed God so awfully, and could not yet trust in him.

The Seaboard Parish, Complete |George MacDonald
Oh heavens, how beautiful it was—fearfully, awfully tragically beautiful!

The Woman Thou Gavest Me |Hall Caine
He really looks very bad this morning; I feel quite sorry for him, and I'm awfully sorry for her too.

A City Schoolgirl |May Baldwin

awfully

/ (ˈɔːfəlɪ, ˈɔːflɪ) /

in an unpleasant, bad, or reprehensible manner

informal (intensifier) I'm awfully keen to come

archaic so as to express or inspire awe