Awfully vs Deucedly - What's the difference?
awfully | deucedly | Synonyms |
In a manner inspiring awe.
Reverently.
Badly, terribly.
(not comparable) Very; exceedingly; extremely; excessively.
* 1912 , , The Grim Smile of the Five Towns ,
(obsolete) Fearfully.
(degree, informal) Quite; extremely
* {{quote-book, year=1895, author=Joseph Conrad, title=Almayer's Folly, chapter=, edition=
, passage="You know, Kaspar," said he, in conclusion, to the excited Almayer, "it is deucedly awkward to have a half-caste girl in the house. }}
* {{quote-book, year=1896, author=Arthur Conan Doyle, title=The Exploits Of Brigadier Gerard, chapter=, edition=
, passage=Then you load them deucedly badly,' said Lord Wellington. }}
* {{quote-book, year=1904, author=Edith Ferguson Black, title=A Beautiful Possibility, chapter=, edition=
, passage=Now I come to think of it, the case grows deucedly clear. }}
Deucedly is a synonym of awfully.
As adverbs the difference between awfully and deucedly
is that awfully is in a manner inspiring awe while deucedly is quite; extremely.awfully
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(en adverb)- She led after the swiming and cycling, but ran awfully and came in fourth.
Project Gutenberg eText.
- It was wondrous. 'I'm awfully glad I came now,' his thought ran; 'I'm managing it rather well.'
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.Synonyms
* (very) very, extremely, terriblydeucedly
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