dredfully
Middle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom dredful + -ly (adverbial suffix).
Pronunciation
editAdverb
editdredfully
- In a frightened or terrified way.
- In an awe-inspiring way; reverentially.
- Dreadfully, horribly, dangerously.
Descendants
edit- English: dreadfully
References
edit- “drēdefullī, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.