/ ˈdredfəli; NAmE / adverb ( especially BrE )
1.
extremely; very much :
I'm dreadfully sorry.
I miss you dreadfully.
2.
very badly :
They suffered dreadfully during the war.
/ ˈdredfəli; NAmE / adverb ( especially BrE )
1.
extremely; very much :
I'm dreadfully sorry.
I miss you dreadfully.
2.
very badly :
They suffered dreadfully during the war.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005