Dreadfully: alternatives and connections

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Dreadfully

In a dreadful manner; terribly.

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Awful 66% connected

Oppressing with fear or horror; appalling; terrible; as, an awful scene.

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Dreadful 66% connected

Full of dread or terror; fearful.

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Awfully 92% connected

In an awful manner; in a manner to fill with terror or awe; fearfully; reverently.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Dismally 92% connected

In a dismal manner; gloomily; sorrowfully; uncomfortably.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Horribly 92% connected

In a manner to excite horror; dreadfully; terribly.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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