dreadfully

adverb

UK/ˈdred.fᵊl.i/
US/ˈdred.fᵊl.i/

Definitions of dreadfully adverb

quality

  1. In an extremely poor or bad manner.

    • Her conduct was dreadfully inappropriate.

    • They played dreadfully in the match.

    • The service at this restaurant was dreadfully poor.

degree

  1. To a very great degree; extremely.

    • That movie was dreadfully scary.

    • He was dreadfully shocked by her rudeness.

    • I miss my family dreadfully.