English adverb: dreadfully | |||
| 1. | dreadfully of a dreadful kind | ||
| Samples | There was a dreadfully bloody accident on the road this morning. | ||
| Synonyms | awfully, horribly | ||
| 2. | dreadfully in a dreadful manner | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | dismally | ||