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dreadfully

dread·fully

UK/ˈdɹɛd.fʊl.i/ US/ˈdrɛdfʌli/ uncommon dated

adverb

1.

of a dreadful kind

  • “there was a dreadfully bloody accident on the road this morning”
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2.

in a dreadful manner

  • “as he looks at the mess he has left behind he must wonder how the Brits so often managed to succeed in the kind of situation where he has so dismally failed”
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Origin

Inherited from Middle English dredfully, dradefullich, dredefullich; equivalent to dreadful + -ly.

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