Dreadfully
21dreadful — [[t]dre̱dfʊl[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If you say that something is dreadful, you mean that it is very bad or unpleasant, or very poor in quality. They told us the dreadful news... My financial situation is dreadful. Syn: awful, appalling Derived words …
22horribly — adverb of a dreadful kind (Freq. 3) there was a dreadfully bloody accident on the road this morning • Syn: ↑dreadfully, ↑awfully • Derived from adjective: ↑horrible, ↑awful (for …
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27sorry — adj. 1) dreadfully, terribly sorry 2) sorry about 3) sorry for (she is sorry for him; we are sorry for being late) 4) sorry to + inf. (I am sorry to inform you that your application has been rejected) 5) sorry that + clause (we are sorry that you …
28dread — 01. He always [dreaded] the end of the year when they had their final exams. 02. The old woman was filled with [dread] when she found the body of her husband lying on the kitchen floor. 03. She was [dreading] meeting her old boyfriend at the… …
29terribly — adverb 1) she s not terribly upset Syn: very, extremely, particularly, hugely, intensely, really, terrifically, tremendously, immensely, dreadfully, incredibly, remarkably, extraordinarily, seriously; informal real, mighty, awful …
30awfully — adverb 1) informal an awfully nice man Syn: very, extremely, really, immensely, exceedingly, thoroughly, dreadfully, terrifically, terribly, exceptionally, remarkably, extraordinarily; N.English right; informal seriously, majorly; Brit …
