dreadingly,adv.|ˈdrɛdɪŋlɪ| [f.dreadingpres.pple. of dread v. + -ly2.] With dread; apprehensively. 1589Warner Alb.Eng. vi. xxxiii. (R.), Mistrustfully he trusteth, and He dreadingly did dare.1844Tupper Crock of G. xvii, Mary..looked on dreadingly to see the end.