dreadfully
Adverb
- of a dreadful kind
- "there was a dreadfully bloody accident on the road this morning"
- in a dreadful manner
Adv
- In a dreadful manner; terribly.
- Exceptionally, eminently, very much.
Examples
- That restaurant seems dreadfully expensive.
Origin / Etymology
Inherited from Middle English dredfully, dradefullich, dredefullich; equivalent to dreadful + -ly.
Scrabble Score: 18
dreadfully: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Worddreadfully: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
dreadfully: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 20
dreadfully: valid Words With Friends Word