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Discover LudwigThe phrase "awfully fine" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is surprisingly good or excellent, often with a hint of irony or humor.
Example: "The food at that new restaurant was awfully fine, far better than I expected from such a small place."
Alternatives: "surprisingly good" or "remarkably fine.".
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That's an awfully fine distinction.
"He may be doing an awfully fine job of driving his truck," the prosecutor, R. Kent Apsley, a trim, intense and direct man, said in his office in the basement of the Shelby County courthouse.
He knew Dylan from the West Coast and it was a great collaboration and an awfully fine song.
While that may technically be true, it's an awfully fine splitting of hairs since we distinctly remember writing this story about a Vans tie-in with "The Simpsons Movie" back in 2007.
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As for Garland, Stevens said that he was a "really fine judge and an awfully decent man" and that the president "couldn't have picked a better" nominee to fill Scalia's spot.
"To say Shakespeare buys a house in Stratford is not fine because he bought it an awfully long time ago.
"That theater's going to be absolutely fine," Ms. Lord said, adding, "I'm awfully sad about this rift".
Replace "ownership" with "capitalism" up above — and I would argue the line is fine — and I submit you wind up with an awfully similar conclusion.
Awfully wrong".
Awfully quick.
Awfully good.
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