Awfully and Sure

Awfully

Awfully adverb - To a great degree.

Sure and awfully are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sure" instead an adverb "Awfully".

Nearby Word: awful

Sure

Sure adverb - Without any question.

Awfully and sure are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Awfully" instead an adverb "Sure".

Nearby Word: surely

Both words in one sentence

  • Cute and Psycho For a Cute Mute , she sure seems awfully indifferent to the idea of killing people.
  • Video Game / Mega Race Suspiciously Specific Denial: Gee, Lance sure is awfully insistent that nobody dies on this show, isn't he?
  • City of Adventure And Bear Country never gets boring for Brother and Sister (although, to be sure, when you're a child and are just seeing many things for the first time, it's awfully hard to get bored).
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