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单词 dreadfully
释义 dread·ful·ly
\-f(ə)lē, -li\ adverb
Etymology: Middle English dredfully, from dredful + -ly
1. : with dread
 < he looked dreadfully over his shoulder to see if he were followed — Eric Linklater >
2. : in such a way as to cause dread : frighteningly
 < the war whoop ripped dreadfully through the dewy greenness and freshness — Majory S. Douglas >
3. : in such a manner or to such a degree as to excite repugnance, pity, disgust, dissatisfaction, or unpleasantness
 < her response to all her varied experiences strikes the reader as dreadfully deficient in both thought and feeling — A.S.P.Woodhouse >
4. : extremely, exceedingly
 < I'm dreadfully tired, dreadfully stupid, nervy, worked up — Walter de la Mare >
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