dreadfully

dreadfully
adverb
1) schrecklich; entsetzlich, furchtbar [leiden]; (coll.): (very badly) grauenhaft; fürchterlich
2) (coll.): (extremely) schrecklich; furchtbar
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adverb (extremely: dreadfully ill; dreadfully clever.) furchtbar
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dread·ful·ly
[ˈdredfəli]
adv
1. (in a terrible manner) schrecklich, entsetzlich
she behaved \dreadfully sie hat sich furchtbar aufgeführt
2. (very poorly) mies fam, grauenhaft fam
David dances \dreadfully David ist ein miserabler Tänzer
3. (extremely) schrecklich, furchtbar
he was \dreadfully upset er hat sich furchtbar aufgeregt
I'm \dreadfully sorry es tut mir schrecklich leid
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['dredfəlI]
adv
schrecklich; behave also furchtbar

to treat sb dreadfully — jdn scheußlich behandeln

something was dreadfully wrong — etwas stimmte ganz und gar nicht

* * *
adverb
1) schrecklich; entsetzlich, furchtbar [leiden]; (coll.): (very badly) grauenhaft; fürchterlich
2) (coll.): (extremely) schrecklich; furchtbar
* * *
adv.
schrecklich adv.

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