dreadfully

dread·ful·ly

 (drĕd′fə-lē)

adv.

1. In a dreadful manner: The team played dreadfully. The wind was blowing dreadfully.

2. Extremely; very: was dreadfully ill; a dreadfully boring book; dreadfully exciting.

3. To a great extent; very much: We miss her dreadfully.

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dreadfully

(ˈdrɛdfʊlɪ)

adv

1. in a shocking, or disagreeable manner

2. (intensifier): you're dreadfully kind.

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dread•ful•ly

(ˈdrɛd fə li)

adv.

1. in a dreadful way.

2. very; extremely: so dreadfully embarrassed.

[1275–1325]

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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.

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dreadfully

adverb

To a high degree:

awfully, eminently, exceedingly, exceptionally, extra, extremely, greatly, highly, most, notably, very.

Informal: awful.

Chiefly Regional: mighty.

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Translations

جدا، بصورةٍ مُخيفَه

hrozněpříšerně

forfærdeligtfrygteligt

furchtbar

affreusementépouvantablementhorriblementterriblement

borzasztóanfélelmetesenijesztőenirtóirtózatosan

hræîilega, einstaklega

terribilmente

страшно

aşırı derecedemüthiş

可怕地糟糕透顶地

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)

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dreadfully

[ˈdrɛdfʊli] adv

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

(= very) [ill, worried] → affreusement

(= very much) [miss] → terriblement

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dreadfully

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

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dreadfully

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

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dread

(dred) noun

great fear. She lives in dread of her child being drowned in the canal; His voice was husky with dread. vrees رُعْب، ذُعْر ужас terror hrůza, strach die Furcht frygt; rædsel; skræk τρόμοςterror õudus هراس؛ دلهره kauhu terreur פחד גדול, אימה भय, दहशत veliki strah, strava félelem ketakutan ótti terrore 恐怖 불안, 공포 baimė bailes; šausmas sangat takut angstredsel, frykt, gru, skrekkprzerażenie, strach ډار terror groază страх hrôza groza strava fruktan, skräck ความหวาดกลัว dehşet, büyük korku 恐懼 жах دہشت sự khiếp sợ 恐怖

verb

to fear greatly. We were dreading his arrival. vrees يُرْعِب، يخاف، يَفْزَع، يَرْتَعِب страхувам се temer bát se, děsit se (čeho) sich fürchten frygte; grue for τρέμω από το φόβο μου temer õudust tundma هراسیدن pelätä suuresti redouter לְפָחֵד מְאוֹד से डरना bojati se, plašiti se retteg merasa takut óttast temere molto 恐れおののく 몹시 무서워하다 bijoti baidīties ketakutan duchten grue (seg) for/til bać się ډاريدل temer a-i fi groază de страшиться desiť sa zelo se bati strahovati frukta, bäva för หวาดกลัว çok korkmak, ödü patlamak 懼怕 жахатися, страхатися دہشت زدہ ہونا kinh sợ 惧怕

ˈdreadful adjective

1. terrible. a dreadful accident. vreeslike مُخيف، مُرْعِب ужасен terrível děsný, strašlivý furchtbar frygtelig τρομερόςterrible kohutav وحشتناک kauhistuttava épouvantable מַחֲרִיד भयावह stravično, grozno szörnyű mengerikan hræðilegur spaventoso 恐ろしい 굉장히 무서운 baisus, siaubingas briesmīgs; šausmīgs teruk vreselijkfryktelig, fryktet, fælstraszny وحشتناك terrível groaznic ужасный strašný strašen užasan fruktansvärd น่าสะพรึงกลัว korkunç, müthiş 可怕的 жахливий, страшний دہشت انگیز kinh hoàng 可怕的

2. very bad or annoying. What dreadful children! aaklige مُريع، مُزْعِج جدا، سَيِّء отвратителен horrível hrozný, strašný fürchterlich frygtelig; forfærdelig απαίσιοςterrible hirmus آزار دهنده؛ بسیار بد kamala insupportableאיום बहुत बुरा या परेशान करने वाला strahovit, grozovit irtózatos mengesalkan óþolandi; óþekkur orribile, tremendo ひどい 몹시 싫은 baisus briesmīgs jahat vreselijkfryktelig, skrekkelig, irriterendeokropny ډير بد، آزارونكى horrível insuportabil ужасный hrozný grozen užasan förskräcklig, gräslig แย่มาก sinir bozucu, çok kötü 糟糕透頂的，很討人厭的 препоганий ناگوار khủng khiếp 糟糕透顶的，令人惊骇的

ˈdreadfulness noun

aakligheid, vreeslikheid ذُعْر، رُعْب، خَوْف، فَزَع страх horror hrůznost die Furchtbarkeit det, som er frygteligt; det, som er forfærdeligt φοβερότητα terror, horror hirmuäratavus ترس kauheus caractère redoutable אימה भयावहता grozota szörnyűség sifat mengesalkan óhugnaður spaventosità, orribilità 恐ろしさ 두려움 baisumas šausmīgums; briesmīgums keterukkan vreselijkheid det som er fryktelig okropność ډار horror grozăvie ужас hrôza strahota užas förfärlighet, hemskhet ความน่ากลัว korkunç olma 可怕，糟糕透頂 жахливість دہشت انگیزی sự khiếp sợ 惧怕，糟糕透顶

ˈdreadfully adverb

extremely. dreadfully ill; dreadfully clever. vreeslik, verskriklik جدا، بصورةٍ مُخيفَه страшно много terrivelmente hrozně, příšerně furchtbar frygteligt; forfærdeligt φοβεράterriblemente kohutavalt خیلی؛ بسیار hirvittävän terriblementנורא भयंकर ढंग से strahovito, grozovito borzasztóan sangat hræðilega, einstaklega terribilmente, orribilmente ひどく 두렵게 baisiai briesmīgi; šausmīgi sangat teruk vreselijkfryktelig, skrekkeligbardzo, strasznie ډير، زيات terrivelmente îngrozitor/teribil de ужасно hrozne strašno izuzetno hemskt, förfärligt อย่างมาก aşırı derecede, müthiş 可怕地，糟糕透頂地 жахливо; огидно دہشت انگیزی کی حالت میں quá 可怕地，糟糕透顶地

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