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dreadfully

[dred-fuh-lee] / ˈdrɛd fə li /




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When the bar for the films themselves is so dreadfully low, I can’t imagine a Marvel fan getting upset about the technical specs of their repetitive, predictable, formulaic, lab-made, half-finished superhero movies.

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026

Rebounding from dreadfully depressing injury news to knock out the NBA’s best rebounding team?

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026

And this was a consummate display, cool and measured with a ruthless edge, even if it came against this dreadfully poor Spurs side.

From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2026

So music breaks down barriers, as characters keep telling us in a dreadfully blunt script: “This isn’t the mill, this is the choral. And we’re all equal here.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 24, 2025

“Didn’t you feel dreadfully when the first cut came?” asked Meg, with a shiver.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott




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