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dreadfully

adverb

of a dreadful kind

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Word Facts

Word length
10
Starts with
D
Ends with
Y
Contains
RE
Scrabble score
18
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈdɹɛd.fʊl.i

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Definitions

adverb

  1. of a dreadful kind

    “there was a dreadfully bloody accident on the road this morning”

adverb

  1. 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”

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Example Sentences

there was a dreadfully bloody accident on the road this morning
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

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