awfullyaw‧ful‧ly /ˈɔːfəli $ ˈɒː-/ adverb 
Examples
It’s awfully cold in here. Is the heater on?
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- It's awfully noisy. Can we close the door?
- He had to push awfully hard to come back from his injuries, and that is just part of him now.
- Once I was outside, I suddenly felt awfully tired.
- She also turned out to be the last close friend I had for an awfully long time.
- She felt sick too, awfully, awfully sick.
- The once top-rated Cosby Show suddenly seemed awfully distant in time.
- The result is impressive but awfully stern and austere.
Longman Language Activatorextremely► extremely
Collocations especially written use this when you want to use a stronger word than 'very': · The conference was extremely badly organized.· The fungus is extremely difficult to get rid of.· Regular visits to the doctor are extremely important for pregnant mothers.
► absolutely as much as it is possible to imagine - use this to emphasize adjectives that already have a strong meaning: absolutely marvellous/wonderful/delicious etc: · We had an absolutely marvellous day.· The costumes were absolutely stunning.absolutely filthy/disgusting/awful etc: · When they came in from the yard, they were absolutely filthy.absolutely terrified/exhausted/delighted/furious etc: · She stood in the middle of the stage looking absolutely terrified.absolutely necessary/essential: · Don't call me unless it's absolutely necessary.
► awfully/terribly/terrifically spoken extremely: · Our Internet connection is awfully slow today.· He's been terribly ill for the last two weeks.· The plot is terrifically complicated and difficult to follow.· That box looks awfully heavy - are you sure you don't need any help?
► very, very spoken say this when you want to emphasize 'very': · I'm very, very angry with her.· This is a very, very important decision - please give it your full attention.· We've been working on this deal for a very, very long time.
► incredibly/unbelievably use this when something is so good, so bad, so fast etc that you are surprised by it or you find it hard to believe: · Everyone in the company works incredibly hard.· Their house is incredibly cold - I don't think they heat it at all.· What they did was unbelievably stupid.· The apartment is unbelievably cheap - there must be something wrong with it.
► ridiculously use this to emphasize how unreasonable or stupid something is: · The questions seemed ridiculously easy.· The amount they offered for the car was ridiculously low.
► enormously/hugely use this especially to emphasize how popular, successful, or powerful someone or something is: · Barry's novels have been hugely successful.· "The Wizard of Oz" remains enormously popular with children.· Davis plays an enormously influential role in city politics.
► dreadfully British use this to emphasize how bad something is, or how sad or unhappy someone is: · You must be dreadfully disappointed!· Dreadfully overcrowded trains and frequent cancellations made commuting an ordeal.
► remarkably/exceptionally use this to emphasize how unusual, impressive, or surprising something is: · Mills' predictions turned out to be remarkably accurate.· The old documents are remarkably well preserved.· Nadine's daughter has an exceptionally fine singing voice.· The heavy soil of the delta produces exceptionally high yields of rice and millet.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► good
very: · She's awfully good about popping in to see her.· Though Dad is awfully good at growing green things, the Little Sprouts pine for something sweeter.· But Cynthia and Basil are awfully good sorts.· The old stare-down between them was over, but it had felt awfully good to Glover.· It sounds awfully good for other reasons too.· Whether they liked him or not, Johnson was an awfully good reflection on them.
► hard· It's awfully hard to get information about registered nursing homes.· And yet when you are first starting out as an entrepreneur, a detour is awfully hard to resist.· My heart did beat awfully hard.· He had to push awfully hard to come back from his injuries, and that is just part of him now.
► long· She also turned out to be the last close friend I had for an awfully long time.· What we do know is that geological time is awfully long.· Hon. Members on both sides have argued that the processing of applications takes an awfully long time.· A week can be an awfully long time in political journalism.
► nice· She's the Vicar's wife, and awfully nice.
VERB► look· You look awfully peaky and you've hardly eaten a thing.· Even the most cursory glance showed me the crowd did look awfully grand.· You look awfully - awfully - doesn't she, George?· He just patted his pocket and grinned, looking awfully smug and pleased with himself.· I thought you looked awfully young.
► seem· The once top-rated Cosby Show suddenly seemed awfully distant in time.· For psychic sons of Gary Cooper, these dudes seem awfully affected.· I pass by the house now and then but it doesn't seem awfully real to me yet.· You seem awfully cheerful, Cyril.
► sound· That sounded awfully complex, and long.· It sounds awfully good for other reasons too.
It’s awfully cold in here. Is the heater on?