dread·ful (dr d f l)adj. 1. Inspiring dread; terrible. 2. Extremely unpleasant; distasteful or shocking: dreadful table manners; this dreadful heat. dread ful·ly adv.dread ful·ness n. |
dreadfully [ˈdrɛdfʊlɪ]
adv
1. in a shocking, or disagreeable manner
2. (intensifier) you're dreadfully kind
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Adv. | 1. | dreadfully - of a dreadful kind; "there was a dreadfully bloody accident on the road this morning" |
| 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" |
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
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
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
dreadfully [ˈdrɛdf/əlɪ] adv → terribilmente
I'm dreadfully sorry → sono terribilmente spiacente
I'm dreadfully sorry → sono terribilmente spiacente
dreadfully [ˈdrɛdf/əlɪ] adv → terribilmente
I'm dreadfully sorry → sono terribilmente spiacente
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