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to an extremely high degree or intensity
- The news about the accident was dreadfully shocking.
- The weather turned dreadfully cold overnight.
- The project outcomes were dreadfully disappointing.
- She felt dreadfully nervous before the important presentation.
- I was dreadfully bored during the meeting.
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in a very bad or unpleasant way
- She behaved dreadfully at the dinner party.
- He treated the waiter dreadfully, without a shred of respect.
- That movie was dreadfully made, nothing about it worked.
- They handled the complaint dreadfully, making things worse.
- She played the piano dreadfully and missed nearly every note.