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[ dred-fuh-lee ] / ˈdrɛd fə li / SEE SYNONYMS FOR dreadfully ON THESAURUS.COM
adverbin a dreadful way: The pain has increased dreadfully. very; extremely: Sorry to be so dreadfully late. Origin of dreadfully1275–1325; Middle English. See dreadful, -ly Words nearby dreadfullyDrayton, drch., D.R.E., dread, dreadful, dreadfully, dreadlocks, dreadnought, dream, Dream Act, dream analysis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dreadfullyWe did the scene at the beginning of the film and we were dreadfully embarrassed. How Hollywood’s Most Realistic Sex Scenes Were Made: ‘Don’t Look Now’ to ‘Nymphomaniac’|Marlow Stern|March 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST Still, an 11-month campaign is dreadfully long, and the unforeseen could always happen. How Rob Ford Could Win Reelection|Ivor Tossell|January 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST A team that was already depressed over its dreadfully dismal season now must mourn the loss of its very popular owner. What Happens to Los Angeles Lakers After Death of Jerry Buss?|Allison Samuels|February 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST In my waking nightmare, Mickey Rourke is about to receive an Oscar for his dreadfully overrated performance in The Wrestler. Don't Give It to Mickey!|Lee Siegel|February 21, 2009|DAILY BEAST
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
adverbin a shocking, or disagreeable manner (intensifier)you're dreadfully kind Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to dreadfullyterribly, disturbingly, horribly, shockingly, profoundly, exceptionally, dismally, badly, fearfully, appallingly, tragically, deeply, eminently, extremely, greatly, highly, notably, totally |