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awfy

awfy is the informal form of awfully.

Meaning of awfully

Adverb

awfully (comparative more awfully, superlative most awfully)

  1. Badly, terribly.
    • She led after the swimming and cycling, but ran awfully and came in fourth.
  2. (not comparable) Very; exceedingly; extremely; excessively.
    • It was wondrous. 'I'm awfully glad I came now,' his thought ran; 'I'm managing it rather well.'1912, Arnold Bennett, The Grim Smile of the Five Towns
  3. (archaic) In a manner inspiring awe.
  4. (archaic) Reverently.
  5. (obsolete) Fearfully.
    • I returned to the inn yard, and, impressed by my remembrance of the face, looked awfully around for it. It was not there.1849 May – 1850 November, Charles Dickens, The Personal History of David Copperfield, London: Bradbury & Evans, […], published 1850, →OCLC

Forms of awfy

comparativemore awfy
superlativemost awfy

Questions about awfy

What is awfy the informal form of?
Awfy is the informal form of awfully.

Words near awfy in the dictionary

  1. awfullest
  2. awfully
  3. awfulness
  4. awfulnesses
  5. AWFULs
  6. awfy
  7. AWG
  8. AWGs
  9. awh
  10. awhape
  11. awhaped

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