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Discover LudwigThe phrase "awfully scared" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is a common phrase used to express extreme fear or anxiety. It can be used in both formal and informal writing. Example: She was awfully scared when she heard a loud noise coming from the basement.
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He was awfully scared".
"A lot of times as a rookie you're awfully scared of everything that's going on," Mangold said.
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"People were awfully worried and scared, but it was controlled".
So while on one level human behavior seems predictable (e.g., we get excited and buy stocks when they are flying high; we get scared and sell when stocks decline), it's awfully hard to know what we're doing until it's too late.
"I am now scared.
We were scared!" Scared?
Not scared?
I was very scared.
I was scared, definitely scared.
Awfully wrong".
Awfully quick.
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