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Meanings of awfully in English
Portuguese
abissalmente Portuguese
terrivelmente Synonyms
Examples for "terribly"
Examples for "terribly"
1
Of course she wanted his approval, of course; she wanted it terribly.
2
It didn't seem terribly important to answer that right now, perhaps later.
3
The problem is that the virus lurks for a terribly long time.
4
Solving this problem is not impossible, but neither is it terribly practical.
5
As the financial crisis deepened, events confirmed Minerva's prophecies all too terribly.
1
The rocks at the north end of the beach are abominably slippery.
2
The iron was deeply rusted and the place itself smelled abominably stale.
3
I ought never to have given way; we were both abominably selfish.
4
In a great deal of my talk with D. I posed abominably.
5
It was the right thing to do, and it was done abominably.
1
In the note-book I handed him he wrote in atrociously spelled Spanish:
2
He pulled out packet after packet of atrociously colored stationary... View Article
3
They had been atrociously treated by the natives, and had suffered much.
4
He echoed Goldsmith and a whole line of British poets-echoedthem atrociously.
5
Tell Pole as you go by that last mutton was atrociously tough.
1
It's no secret that diversity in the tech sector is abysmally low.
2
Despite this, equal participation of women in decision-making forums remains abysmally low.
3
The truth of it was that Charles was abysmally timid of girls.
4
However, when it comes to the live export of animals, we fail abysmally.
5
In the case of Mid-Staffs Hospital, hundreds were treated abysmally and some died.
1
So far as hiding one's intentions, it's a most rottenly immoral game.
2
I am sure she has had a rottenly unhappy life.
3
Life had treated her rottenly, but she never complained.
4
The Yucca it contained broke rottenly, its trunk opening to show a center of soggy pulp.
5
I know I've behaved rottenly to you since you've been back, but the first step's always so difficult.
Portuguese
horrivelmente Usage of awfully in English
1
A second later, he opened it again and said, I'm awfully sorry.
2
A year was an awfully long time to go without a man.
3
That's an awfully nice offer, Eadric, but I'm afraid it wouldn't work.
4
You're awfully young and you don't know my girl very well yet.
5
But it was awfully dangerous of you to risk compromising our mission.
6
His father must be awfully pleased -are Arthur and Jean well?'
7
I said, 'I'm awfully afraid that Tooley's going to have a baby.'
8
CLASSIC Furniture has an awfully good price on a two-sofa Offaly suite.
9
If they did, they're sure to know her again: they're awfully sharp.
10
I want to say that I'm awfully sorry about the fire, sir.
11
Burma suits me down to the ground; I like it most awfully.
12
You are awfully good at pissing people off when you want to.
13
But the opening scene will leave you awfully confused for a minute.
14
She really wanted someone to confide in and Sonny was awfully nice.
15
Champagne does nobody any harm; and I get awfully low without it.
16
Of course it suits, and all that; but it is awfully dull.
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Awfully through the time
Awfully across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common
Ireland
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