1. (

• dreadfully ,
• awfully ,
• horribly

) of a dreadful kind; "there was a dreadfully bloody accident on the road this morning" ;

2. (

• dismally ,
• dreadfully ,

) 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" ;