definition of
dreadfully

[1] #1 dreadfully r. [awfully, horribly] of a dreadful kind; "there was a dreadfully bloody accident on the road this morning". wn

[2] #2 dreadfully r. [dismally] in a dreadful manner; "as he looks at the mess he has left behind he must wonder how the Brits so often managed to succeed in the kind of situation where he has so dismally failed". wn