Awfully and Poorly

Awfully

Awfully adverb - To a great degree.

Poorly and awfully are semantically related in badly topic. In some cases you can use "Poorly" instead an adverb "Awfully", when it comes to topics like very badly.

Nearby Word: awful

Poorly

Poorly adverb - In an unsatisfactory way.
Usage example: he tends to perform poorly on standardized tests

Awfully and poorly are semantically related in badly topic. Sometimes you can use "Awfully" instead an adverb "Poorly".

Nearby Words: poor, poorness
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