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dreadfully
adverb
Of a dreadful kind
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ˈdɹɛd.fʊl.i
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adverb
Of a dreadful kind
“There was a dreadfully bloody accident on the road this morning”
adverb
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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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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