as in extremely
to a great degree
I'm awfully sorry
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Recent Examples of awfully
New York Yankees captain Aaron Judge is climbing the home run leaderboard awfully quickly.
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Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
For a movie about a man running from the emptiness within, Ballad of a Small Player rings awfully hollow.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 30 Aug. 2025
Well, for some investors, at least, the market around Nvidia is starting to look awfully bubbly.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
But the new batch of New York taquerias, while awfully pretty, are also all quite good on the food front; a few, like El Chato and the Ramirezes, are truly spectacular.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2025
King Charles and Prince Harry are awfully close to a royal reunion.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 22 Aug. 2025
Sounds awfully similar to the aspirations of a study published in March 2024 when the city partnered with the University of Illinois-Chicago Climate and Health Institute for research and outreach around the ravines.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
The trouble is, these cells require awfully high temperatures to operate.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 18 Aug. 2025
But the last six weeks have been an awfully familiar throwback to the old days.
—Jerry Beach, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
For a movie about a man running from the emptiness within, Ballad of a Small Player rings awfully hollow.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 30 Aug. 2025
Well, for some investors, at least, the market around Nvidia is starting to look awfully bubbly.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
But the new batch of New York taquerias, while awfully pretty, are also all quite good on the food front; a few, like El Chato and the Ramirezes, are truly spectacular.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2025
King Charles and Prince Harry are awfully close to a royal reunion.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 22 Aug. 2025
Sounds awfully similar to the aspirations of a study published in March 2024 when the city partnered with the University of Illinois-Chicago Climate and Health Institute for research and outreach around the ravines.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
The trouble is, these cells require awfully high temperatures to operate.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 18 Aug. 2025
But the last six weeks have been an awfully familiar throwback to the old days.
—Jerry Beach, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for awfully
Adverb
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In extremely dense fog where visibility is near zero, the best course of action is to first turn on your hazard lights, then simply pull into a safe location such as a parking lot of a local business, and stop.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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Lisa, 28, wore a black maxi dress with cutouts, and paired the look with an extremely rare Hermès Birkin while in South Korea's capital city.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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In her latest Jo + Tiny Mic series on Instagram, the Texas native shared four of her favorite secrets to instantly elevate a room, and the principles can be perfectly applied to your fall home decor using Gaines’ very own Magnolia collection at Target.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Sep. 2025
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In heated hearings over the past week, Republicans released very little information about the map’s impact on specific communities across the Kansas City area.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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But there’s also darkness in Cherry’s past, including an ex-boyfriend who has either terribly wronged her or been terribly wronged by her.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025
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And what if that fight didn’t go terribly well?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Because hot & sour soup is incredibly nuanced.—
Shindy Chen,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Sep. 2025
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In her new YouTube video, Katelynn explained how grief and depression have made daily tasks incredibly difficult for her, and a recent change in routine has further increased her poor mental state.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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That idea, that the changes are most prominent in academic writing, comes up a lot, but the shift has been observed beyond academia, too.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Six separate receivers have caught touchdown passes already this season, a stark difference from a season ago when Green was criticized for being too reliant on a small number of playmakers.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Sweeping is especially important in highly trafficked areas of the home, such as the kitchen or entryway, to prevent food and dirt from attracting pests and negatively impacting your home's air quality.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Sep. 2025
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This dash of skepticism is welcome, in the cauldron brew of the Marlovian legend, yet even Kuriyama is faced with certain details, at once verifiable and highly suggestive, that float in the murk.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The car scenes are rough, authentic, and often deeply compelling — mainly because the fresh-faced Bridges is so damned charismatic.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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While Nintendo mostly conceded the corporate tug-of-war over graphical prowess back in 2006 with the Wii, the general plateau of visual enhancements over the last two generations means that games running on Switch 2 look pretty damned good even compared to more premium devices.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
5 June 2025
Adverb
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His brother had been badly damaged by scandal when the family's British tabloids were found to have hacked into mobile phone voicemails and otherwise violated people's privacy.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
10 Sep. 2025
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There’s one episode that really stuck with me about a woman who had been bullied badly in middle school.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Awfully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awfully. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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