different between thoroughly vs awfully
thoroughly
English
Etymology
thorough +? -ly
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??.??.li?/
- (US) IPA(key): /????.?.l?/ (accents with the hurry–furry merger)
- (accents with the hurry–furry merger)
Adverb
thoroughly (comparative more thoroughly, superlative most thoroughly)
- In a thorough or complete manner.
- He went out in the rain and came back thoroughly drenched.
Synonyms
- but good, in spades; see also Thesaurus:completely
Translations
thoroughly From the web:
- what thoroughly means
- what thoroughly modern millie about
- what thoroughly means in tagalog
- what thoroughly means in spanish
- what thoroughly describes a phenomenon
- what does thoroughly
- what does thoroughly washed mean
- what does thoroughly enjoyed mean
awfully
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)
- Badly, terribly.
- (not comparable) Very; exceedingly; extremely; excessively.
- Synonyms: very, extremely, terribly; see also Thesaurus:extremely
- (archaic) In a manner inspiring awe.
- (archaic) Reverently.
- (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
awfully From the web:
- what's awfully tiresome
- what awfully means
- what awfully means in spanish
- what awfully good mean
- what was awfully funny
- what does awfully nice mean
- what is awfully in tagalog
- what does awfully lucky mean
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