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awfully

[aw-fuh-lee, awf-lee] / ˈɔ fə li, ˈɔf li /




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He’s lived long enough to get used to the feeling of being unfortunately, awfully correct.

From Salon Aug. 12, 2026

He is the striker Scotland has been crying out for for an awfully long time, an instinctive and clever finisher, a guy who can score different types of goals.

From BBC Jun. 6, 2026

Limbo doesn’t have a ZIP code, but it’s an awfully unsettling place to live.

From MarketWatch Jun. 6, 2026

Below knee level, the cabin materials get awfully budget-y.

From The Wall Street Journal May 30, 2026

“It’s just… your eye and all that. And you don’t eat. That seems an awfully strange thing for an animal who is alive.”

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman




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