transcription, транскрипция: [ dredfʊl ]
1.
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...
= awful, appalling
ADJ
• dread‧fully
You behaved dreadfully...
ADV : ADV with v
2.
Dreadful is used to emphasize the degree or extent of something bad.
We’ve made a dreadful mistake...
= terrible
ADJ : ADJ n [ emphasis ]
• dread‧fully
He looks dreadfully ill...
ADV : ADV adj , ADV after v
3.
If someone looks or feels dreadful , they look or feel very ill, tired, or upset.
Are you all right? You look dreadful...
ADJ : feel/look ADJ