different between awfully vs lawfully

English

Etymology

awful +? -ly

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /???f?li/, /???f?li/, /???fli/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /??f?li/
• (cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /??f?li/

Adverb

awfully (comparative more awfully, superlative most awfully)

1. Badly, terribly.

2. (not comparable) Very; exceedingly; extremely; excessively.

   Synonyms: very, extremely, terribly; see also Thesaurus:extremely
3. (archaic) In a manner inspiring awe.
4. (archaic) Reverently.
5. (obsolete) Fearfully.

Usage notes

• Adjectives to which "awfully" is often applied: good, hard, sad, nice, sorry, long, quiet, big, glad, familiar, well, difficult, tired, bad, hot, high, busy, pretty, small, cold, funny, expensive, fond, important, young, interesting, jolly, short, proud, clever, boring, strange, happy, lonely, stupid, strong, sick, pleased, old, hungry, afraid, silly.

Translations

English

Etymology

From Middle English lawfully, lawfulliche, lawefulliche; equivalent to lawful +? -ly.

Adverb

lawfully (comparative more lawfully, superlative most lawfully)

1. Conforming to the law; legally

Related terms

• lawful

Middle English

Alternative forms

• lawefully, lawfullich, lawfulliche, laufulli, lawfuly, laufulli, lawefulleche, lawefulliche, laghfully, lagh-fulli, laufulleche, lawfulleche, law-fully

Etymology

From laweful +? -ly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?lau?(?)fuli?/, /?lau?(?)fuli?t?(?)/

Adverb

lawfully

1. Lawfully; in a way allowed by the law or legal system.
2. In a morally or religiously correct or approved way.
3. In an appropriate, justifiable or warrantable way.
4. (rare) In a way that remains true to one's superiors.

Descendants

• English: lawfully

References

• “lauefull?, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-19.