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dreadily

dreadily adverb: in a dready manner; in dread.

Adverb

dreadily (comparative more dreadily, superlative most dreadily)

  1. In a dready manner; in dread.

Forms of dreadily

comparativemore dreadily
superlativemost dreadily

Origin of dreadily

From dready + -ly.

Questions about dreadily

What does dreadily mean?
Dreadily means in a dready manner; in dread.
What part of speech is dreadily?
Dreadily is an adverb.

Words near dreadily in the dictionary

  1. dreadhawk
  2. dreadhawks
  3. dreadhead
  4. dreadheads
  5. dreadiest
  6. dreadily
  7. dreading
  8. dreadingly
  9. dreadless
  10. dreadlessly
  11. dreadlessness

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