awfully
Example Sentences
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It would be an absolute disaster and awfully embarrassing.
From BBC
The Fed can be awfully persuasive, and there are also some common interests that’ll lead banks to cooperate.
From MarketWatch
Still, its tale of reform is awfully familiar.
From Los Angeles Times
“Well, thanks very much! You’re awfully kind, Lady C,” he said, and curtsied as daintily as he could.
From Literature
“Still, he took the time to send them. And while imprisoned by pirates, too! That’s awfully romantic, don’t you think? Do you like him, too?”
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.