Awfully
['ɔːfʊlɪ] or ['ɔfli]
Definition
(adv.) In an awful manner; in a manner to fill with terror or awe; fearfully; reverently.
(adv.) Very; excessively.
Typed by Gwendolyn
Examples
- I'm awfully lopsided, you know, and stowed down in my pocket it'll trim the ship. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- That young tutor is an interesting fellow: we had some awfully good talk after dinner about books and things, he threw out tentatively in the hansom. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- It came on suddenly, you know, and she asked me to tell you how awfully sorry she was--if she'd known where you were dining she'd have sent you word. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- New York's an awfully safe place, he added with a flash of sarcasm. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- I know I'm awfully stupid now and I talk too much and I think you ought to get away so you won't be tired of me. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- But you must be awfully sleepy-- No, I'm not sleepy. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- He was awfully cold, to be sure. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- We'll have to be awfully careful. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- It's going to be an awfully small battle, he thought. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- It was awfully funny. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- The ice is running awfully, Tom; an't it dangerous? Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- We were going awfully good when that thing hit us, he thought. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Little more than a year had passed since she breathed that wish; and how inscrutably, how awfully, it had been fulfilled! Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- You have to be awfully occupied with yourself to do a thing like that. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- I guess I'm not awfully good at pain. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- I suppose he will be awfully proud, and that I shall be treated most contemptuously. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- She looks awfully tired. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Touchingly and awfully drawn together, he and the little mad woman were side by side and, as it were, alone. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- They are awfully good horses, though, he thought, beautiful horses. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- You've been awfully good. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- I'm awfully sorry. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- I'm awfully tired, darling. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- You're getting awfully pompous. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- That was awfully cheeky of you. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- You get up awfully early, Henry, he said. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- I'm awfully tired, Catherine said. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- The show looked bad enough but he was awfully lucky, too. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- She's awfully nice. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- But it's going to be an awfully good one. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- She's not awfully well. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
Typed by Gwendolyn