Meaning

5 senses
  1. Badly, terribly.

    She led after the swimming and cycling, but ran awfully and came in fourth.

  2. (not comparable)Very; exceedingly; extremely; excessively.

  3. (archaic)In a manner inspiring awe.

    страшноstrašno

    in a terrible manner

  4. (archaic)Reverently.

  5. (obsolete)Fearfully.

Examples

187 sentences
  1. It's awfully cold today.

    Сьогодні жахливо холодно.

    ruСегодня ужасно холодно.

    deHeute ist es schrecklich kalt.

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  2. It's awfully hot today.

    Сьогодні надзвичайно спекотно.

    ruСегодня ужасно жарко.

    deEs ist schrecklich heiß heute.

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  3. Tom seems awfully busy.

    Том здається надзвичайно зайнятим.

    ruТом, похоже, ужасно занят.

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  4. I'm awfully tired.

    Я жах як втомився.

    ruЯ ужасно устал.

    deIch bin furchtbar müde.

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  5. It's awfully expensive.

    Це надзвичайно дорого.

    ruЭто ужасно дорого.

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Translations

2 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
in an awe-inspiring manner:

Forms

more awfully, most awfully
Comparativemore awfully Lesson
Superlativemost awfully

regular

Synonyms

36 synonyms

Word family

1 related words
Relatedawful

Collocations

5 patterns
  • seems awfully
  • awfully quiet
  • awfully quiet today
  • awfully skinny
  • awfully sorry

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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