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dreadfully - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'dreadfully' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Dreadfully [ adv.]
- In a dreadful manner; terribly.

Meaning of 'dreadfully' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . dreadfully [ r]
Meaning (1):
- in a dreadful manner
Example in sentence:
  • 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
Meaning (2):
- of a dreadful kind
Example in sentence:
  • there was a dreadfully bloody accident on the road this morning