dreadfully

dread·ful  (drdfl)

adj.

1. Inspiring dread; terrible.

2. Extremely unpleasant; distasteful or shocking: dreadful table manners; this dreadful heat.

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dreadful·ly adv.

dreadful·ness n.

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dreadfully [ˈdrɛdfʊlɪ]

adv

1. in a shocking, or disagreeable manner

2. (intensifier) you're dreadfully kind

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	dreadfully - of a dreadful kind; "there was a dreadfully bloody accident on the road this morning" horribly, awfully
	2.	dreadfully - 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" dismally

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dreadfully

adverb

1. extremely, very, terribly, greatly, badly, deeply, very much, desperately, exceptionally, immensely, tremendously, awfully (informal), exceedingly, excessively He looks dreadfully ill.

2. terribly, badly, horribly, awfully, alarmingly, woefully, appallingly, wickedly, shockingly, frightfully, disgracefully, horrendously, monstrously, wretchedly, abysmally, unforgivably, reprehensibly, disreputably She has behaved dreadfully.

Translations

dreadfully [ˈdredfəlɪ] ADV

1. (= very) [boring] → mortalmente; [late, difficult] → increíblemente, muy
I'm dreadfully sorry → lo siento muchísimo
I felt something was dreadfully wrong → sentía que había pasado algo horrible

2. (= very much) [suffer] → muchísimo, lo indecible; [hurt] → a rabiar
I miss Janet dreadfully → echo muchísimo de menos a Janet

3. (= badly) [behave, treat, sing] → muy mal, espantosamente, fatal(Sp)

dreadfully [ˈdrɛdfʊli] adv

(= very badly) [behave, treat] → très mal

(= very) [ill, worried] → affreusement

(= very much) [miss] → terriblement

dreadfully

adv → schrecklich; behave also → furchtbar; to treat somebody dreadfully → jdn scheußlich behandeln; something was dreadfully wrong → etwas stimmte ganz und gar nicht

dreadfully [ˈdrɛdf/əlɪ] adv → terribilmente
I'm dreadfully sorry → sono terribilmente spiacente