awfully

Questions about awfully

What does awfully mean?

awfully means "used as intensifiers". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in awfully?

awfully has 2 syllables: awful-ly. The stress falls on "awful". In IPA it is /ˈɑfli/.

What is another word for awfully?

Close synonyms include terribly, awful, frightfully, dreadfully, horribly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is awfully a common word?

awfully is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.