as in extremely
to a great degree
I'm awfully sorry
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Recent Examples of awfully
The Chargers swept the Broncos last year, and Jim Harbaugh’s squad looks awfully good through two weeks.
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Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 16 Sep. 2025
Much of the mainstream baseball media is awfully excited about Grisham’s emergence this season, and believe that the Yankees should bestow big dollars and years upon him.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The Kings announced their broadcast personnel Thursday and John Kelly, son of legendary Blues play-by-play man Dan Kelly and an awfully talented broadcaster in his own right, will assume the lead play-by-play role vacated by Nick Nickson’s retirement.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
West Virginia in 2007 and Cincinnati in 2009 came awfully close.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
It's estimated that more than 220 million tons of polyolefin products are manufactured annually around the world – but only 1% to 10% of it is recycled globally, in part because this material is awfully hard to break down.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 7 Sep. 2025
Her wails make Davina recall her own confinement, where she was treated similarly awfully and responded by cursing the women in the room.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 5 Sep. 2025
Yes, that name does look and sound awfully similar to Hamlet.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2025
New York Yankees captain Aaron Judge is climbing the home run leaderboard awfully quickly.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 16 Sep. 2025
Much of the mainstream baseball media is awfully excited about Grisham’s emergence this season, and believe that the Yankees should bestow big dollars and years upon him.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The Kings announced their broadcast personnel Thursday and John Kelly, son of legendary Blues play-by-play man Dan Kelly and an awfully talented broadcaster in his own right, will assume the lead play-by-play role vacated by Nick Nickson’s retirement.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
West Virginia in 2007 and Cincinnati in 2009 came awfully close.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
It's estimated that more than 220 million tons of polyolefin products are manufactured annually around the world – but only 1% to 10% of it is recycled globally, in part because this material is awfully hard to break down.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 7 Sep. 2025
Her wails make Davina recall her own confinement, where she was treated similarly awfully and responded by cursing the women in the room.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 5 Sep. 2025
Yes, that name does look and sound awfully similar to Hamlet.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2025
New York Yankees captain Aaron Judge is climbing the home run leaderboard awfully quickly.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for awfully
Adverb
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Or consider the extremely rapid development of vaccines during the recent COVID pandemic.—
Alan Lightman
September 12,
Literary Hub,
12 Sep. 2025
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Kirk has risen in popularity over the years for his extremely polarizing takes, which resulted in a heavy split among reactions to his passing.—
Regina Cho,
VIBE.com,
12 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The player known as Dan the Man during his playing days remains very active in a lot of different arenas.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Some like to get to the airport very early, with time for a full picnic, while others are dashing in at the last minute while downing a protein bar.—
Jessie Beck,
AFAR Media,
16 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Even raid racers are not terribly excited about that, and apparently even like the previous World’s First team is even going to bother with it.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Set in his native Scotland and lovingly photographed, the film tantalizes even without a terribly original story.—
Stephen Farber,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Despite their incredibly unique look, quaggas were once very common across various grasslands in South Africa.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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From Chincoteague's swimming ponies to Kemp's ridley sea turtle hatchlings on South Padre Island, Texas, witnessing wildlife in its natural state is an incredibly special experience.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
18 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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His designs were built under license by Bristol for use in British passenger trains, too.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Needing 30-plus yards for a first down in two plays proved too much, and the Texans turned the ball over on downs.—
Jordan Neal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Trump has been highly critical of Fed Chair Jerome Powell for not cutting rates quickly and has attempted to fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook.—
Adeola Adeosun
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Regardless, this race usually offers a bigger and highly competitive field.—
Danny Brewer,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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To take just one example from many hundreds, consider this conical, solid brass paperweight from minimalist Swedish firm Les Few, which will weigh down your expense reports and look damned good doing it.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
8 Sep. 2025
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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
Adverb
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Most recently, he was badly injured after a high–speed car crash in New Hampshire in August.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Sep. 2025
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Things go very badly in the first episode, when a home invasion gone wrong puts Robbie in an impossible situation.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Awfully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awfully. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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