dread·ful 
/ˈdrɛdfəl/ adjective
/ˈdrɛdfəl/ adjective [more dreadful; most dreadful] : very bad or unpleasant
▪ Her performance was absolutely/simply dreadful. ▪ She has a dreadful [=awful, terrible] cold. ▪ Those children have such dreadful manners. ▪ What dreadful weather! ▪ a dreadful mistake/accident ▪ a dreadful storm/scream
▪ Her performance was absolutely/simply dreadful. ▪ She has a dreadful [=awful, terrible] cold. ▪ Those children have such dreadful manners. ▪ What dreadful weather! ▪ a dreadful mistake/accident ▪ a dreadful storm/scream
— dread·ful·ly /ˈdrɛdfəli/ adverb
▪ a dreadfully bad performance ▪ dreadfully [=extremely] dull ▪ He was dreadfully lonely. ▪ I miss you dreadfully. [=very much]
/ˈdrɛdfəli/ adverb ▪ a dreadfully bad performance ▪ dreadfully [=extremely] dull ▪ He was dreadfully lonely. ▪ I miss you dreadfully. [=very much]
