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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

AW'FULLY, adv. In a manner to fill with awe; in a reverential manner.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adv
1: used as intensifiers; "terribly interesting"; "I'm awful sorry" [syn: terribly, awfully, awful, frightfully]
2: of a dreadful kind; "there was a dreadfully bloody accident on the road this morning" [syn: dreadfully, awfully, horribly]
3: in a terrible manner; "she sings terribly" [syn: terribly, atrociously, awfully, abominably, abysmally, rottenly]

Merriam Webster's

adverb see awful I

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adv. 1 in an unpleasant, bad, or horrible way (he played awfully). 2 colloq. very (she's awfully pleased; thanks awfully). 3 poet. reverently.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Awfully Aw"ful*ly, adv. 1. In an awful manner; in a manner to fill with terror or awe; fearfully; reverently. 2. Very; excessively. [Slang]

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

see awful

Moby Thesaurus

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