Awfully meaning

What does “awfully” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“awfully” is an adverb with 3 meanings. Its most common meaning is: used as intensifiers.

awfully

adverb

  1. used as intensifiers

    “terribly interesting”

    “I'm awful sorry”

  2. of a dreadful kind

    “there was a dreadfully bloody accident on the road this morning”

  3. in a terrible manner

    “she sings terribly”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University