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DREADFULLY

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dread⋅ful⋅ly

  [dred-fuh-lee]
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–adverb
1. in a dreadful way: The pain has increased dreadfully.
2. very; extremely: Sorry to be so dreadfully late.
Origin:
1275–1325; ME. See dreadful, -ly
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dread·ful   (drěd'fəl)   
adj.  

  1. Inspiring dread; terrible.

  2. Extremely unpleasant; distasteful or shocking: dreadful table manners; this dreadful heat.

dread'ful·ly adv., dread'ful·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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