dreadfully B2 Topic:Emotions & Feelings US /ˈdɹɛd.fʊl.i/ See IPA manual Freq #21186 Meanings 1 adv very badly or unpleasantly The plan went dreadfully wrong. 2 adv very or extremely I am dreadfully sorry for the delay. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · very badly or unpleasantly terriblyhorribly 2 adv · very or extremely veryextremely More awfully ↔ Opposites wonderfullypleasantly Word family Related forms dreadfuldread Etymology From dreadful + -ly; inherited in older forms from Middle English. dredfully Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Emotions & Feelings External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # dreadfully **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ˈdɹɛd.fʊl.i/ **Frequency rank:** 21186 ## Meanings 1. very badly or unpleasantly 2. very or extremely ## Examples - The plan went dreadfully wrong. - I am dreadfully sorry for the delay. ## Synonyms - terribly - awfully - horribly ## Antonyms - wonderfully - pleasantly ## Related Forms - dreadful - dread ## Roots and Affixes - Root: dredfully ## Etymology From dreadful + -ly; inherited in older forms from Middle English. ## Topics - Emotions & Feelings markdown