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awfully (iou)



awfully adverb. LME.
[from AWFUL + -LY2.]
I. Objectively.
So as to cause terror. LME.
So as to cause reverential fear or wonder; majestically. LME.
Exceedingly; very much. colloq. E19.
G. B. Shaw Thanks awfully, old chap. Joyce Pretend to want something awfully. Scott Fitzgerald I certainly am awfully glad to see you again.
II. Subjectively.
With a feeling of awe; fearfully; reverentially. arch. L16.