|  dreadfully 
 
 1. of a dreadful kind (Freq. 1)
 - there was a dreadfully bloody accident on the road this morning
 • Syn:
 awfully, horribly
 • Derived from adjective:
 horrible (for: horribly), awful (for: awfully), dreadful
 2. 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
 • Syn:
 dismally
 • Derived from adjective:
 dreadful
 
 
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