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dreadfully

[ dred-fuh-lee ]

/ ˈdrɛd fə li /

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adverb

in a dreadful way: The pain has increased dreadfully.

very; extremely: Sorry to be so dreadfully late.

Origin of dreadfully

1275–1325; Middle English. See dreadful, -ly

Words nearby dreadfully

drayton, drch., dre, dread, dreadful, dreadfully, dreadlocks, dreadnought, dream, dream act, dream analysis

Example sentences from the Web for dreadfully

We did the scene at the beginning of the film and we were dreadfully embarrassed.

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Still, an 11-month campaign is dreadfully long, and the unforeseen could always happen.

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A team that was already depressed over its dreadfully dismal season now must mourn the loss of its very popular owner.

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In my waking nightmare, Mickey Rourke is about to receive an Oscar for his dreadfully overrated performance in The Wrestler.

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I'm dreadfully afraid of being tempted, at an unguarded moment, by the aunt.'

North and South |Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
I was very glad to get out of the room, I was so dreadfully afraid of beginning to cry myself.

The House That Grew |Mrs. Molesworth
She had set out in high spirits, but had been dreadfully weary all the latter part of the journey, and was to go to bed at once.

Beechcroft at Rockstone |Charlotte M. Yonge
Why will you take what I say so dreadfully different from the way I intend it?

The Fighting Chance |Robert W. Chambers
I was dreadfully self-conscious; I felt that everybody's eyes were upon me.

Caesar's Wife |William Somerset Maugham

British Dictionary definitions for dreadfully

dreadfully

/ (ˈdrɛdfʊlɪ) /

adverb

in a shocking, or disagreeable manner

(intensifier) you're dreadfully kind