dreadfully

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdrɛdfʊli/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈdrɛdfəli/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(dred′fə lē)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
dread•ful•ly /ˈdrɛdfəli/USA pronunciation   adv. 
    1. very;
      extremely:It was a dreadfully bad day.
    2. in a dreadful manner or way:He drove dreadfully.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
dread•ful•ly  (dred′fə lē),USA pronunciation adv. 
  1. in a dreadful way:The pain has increased dreadfully.
  2. very;
    extremely:Sorry to be so dreadfully late.
  • Middle English. See dreadful, -ly 1275–1325

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
dreadfully /ˈdrɛdfʊlɪ/ adv
  1. in a shocking, or disagreeable manner
  2. (intensifier): you're dreadfully kind
'dreadfully' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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