awfully

/ˈɔːfəli/

Syllables aw·ful·ly

Stress AW-ful-ly

Phonics Breakdown

aw

/ɔː/

aw sound

ful

/fəl/

schwa

ly

/li/

y vowel i

Meaning

very; extremely; in an unpleasant or bad way

Sound Reference

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aw=/ɔː/(law) + ful=/fəl/(beautiful) + ly=/li/(quickly)

Example

I’m awfully sorry for being late.