Dreadfully Definition & Meaning
dreadfully
- adverb
- of a dreadful kind; "there was a dreadfully bloody accident on the road this morning"
- 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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- What does dreadfully mean?
- of a dreadful kind; "there was a dreadfully bloody accident on the road this morning" 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"
- What part of speech is dreadfully?
- Dreadfully is an adverb.
- How many definitions does dreadfully have?
- Dreadfully has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (adverb).