as in extremely
to a great degree
I'm awfully sorry
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Recent Examples of awfully
The announcer for his team sounds awfully familiar.
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Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
Los Angeles – and particularly the community that surrounds Riviera, still in recovery mode from the devastating fires that ravaged Pacific Palisades in January, 2025 – also won, with this week-long reminder that this community is still awfully special, no matter what the haters say.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 8 June 2026
Even though men’s tennis has felt awfully predictable over the past two decades, fans always must be on their toes, because anything can happen.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 7 June 2026
After Carle or Cassidy, whom the Vegas brass have locked up in in dungeon near Circus Circus, the pickings look awfully slim.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 3 June 2026
More importantly, abandoning a franchise because one player welcomed a president on stage seems like an awfully thin reason to walk away.
—Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
There is something awfully likable about this team, mostly its refusal to quit.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 22 May 2026
Quatraro’s comment about not having 25 major-league quality players floating around may sound awfully familiar to Royals fans.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
Because Baggers are awfully low to begin with.
—New Atlas, 19 May 2026
Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
Los Angeles – and particularly the community that surrounds Riviera, still in recovery mode from the devastating fires that ravaged Pacific Palisades in January, 2025 – also won, with this week-long reminder that this community is still awfully special, no matter what the haters say.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 8 June 2026
Even though men’s tennis has felt awfully predictable over the past two decades, fans always must be on their toes, because anything can happen.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 7 June 2026
After Carle or Cassidy, whom the Vegas brass have locked up in in dungeon near Circus Circus, the pickings look awfully slim.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 3 June 2026
More importantly, abandoning a franchise because one player welcomed a president on stage seems like an awfully thin reason to walk away.
—Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
There is something awfully likable about this team, mostly its refusal to quit.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 22 May 2026
Quatraro’s comment about not having 25 major-league quality players floating around may sound awfully familiar to Royals fans.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
Because Baggers are awfully low to begin with.
—New Atlas, 19 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for awfully
Adverb
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According to Outword Magazine Fred Palmer, the owner of Scott’s, Alan Irvine, is extremely gay supportive and has hosted numerous events for both Outword and the Rainbow Chamber of Commerce (see below).—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2026
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The whole episode is a reminder to product designers everywhere that users can be extremely sensitive to the seemingly smallest changes — and Spotify clearly had not anticipated that a teeny-tiny disco ball drop would prove to be unpopular.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
12 June 2026
Adverb
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The fans have been amazing, very loud and cheered us on.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
14 June 2026
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But Roberts figures to have two other very worthy options.—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
Adverb
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Excluding the special cases of meteor showers, a viewer on the ground will see only about five or so sporadic meteors per hour on average, which isn’t terribly many.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
12 June 2026
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For someone living with borderline personality disorder (BPD), that same silence can feel like evidence that something is terribly wrong.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
11 June 2026
Adverb
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Biological systems are incredibly good at making reactions run at low temperature and pressure through the use of catalysts.—
Chris Lee,
ArsTechnica,
9 June 2026
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Likewise, the information helps Mancuso tailor wigs on what is sometimes very short notice, and the two departments collaborate incredibly closely to, say, transform Bad Bunny into a chatbot companion (of sorts).—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
9 June 2026
Adverb
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He’s been working hard with the pitching guys too.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
11 June 2026
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On public safety, Raman said city leaders have focused too heavily on increasing police staffing without doing enough to reduce demands on officers through alternative response programs.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
11 June 2026
Adverb
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This type of aggressive behavior is highly unusual.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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Essayli’s public callouts and promises are highly unusual and in direct conflict with Justice Department guidance on ballot fraud investigations at the federal level, which states federal prosecutors should not publicly pursue such claims amid vote counting.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026
Adverb
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Listening to Gish, recently reissued on vinyl for its 35th anniversary, is a good reminder that the Smashing Pumpkins started out a damned fine rock band.—
David Harris,
SPIN,
2 June 2026
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But Cleveland State was, in fact, a damned good basketball team, as were most of the double-digit seed winners in NCAA Tournament history.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
18 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Marathon needs these numbers to improve, badly.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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The story of Reconstruction had been, of course, soiled badly by the historians’ profession, to be honest.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
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“Awfully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awfully. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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