Desperately
Desperately adverb - To a great degree.
Dreadfully and desperately are semantically related in very topic. In some cases you can use "Dreadfully" instead an adverb "Desperately", when it comes to topics like awfully, terribly, horribly.
Nearby Words: desperate, desperation
Dreadfully
Dreadfully adverb - Of a dreadful kind.
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Synonyms for Dreadfully
Desperately and dreadfully are semantically related in extremely topic. You can use "Desperately" instead an adverb "Dreadfully", if it concerns topics such as awfully, terribly, horribly, very much. informal substitute
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Related pairs
- very and desperately
- very and dreadfully
- greatly and desperately
- greatly and dreadfully
- extremely and desperately
- extremely and dreadfully
- badly and desperately
- badly and dreadfully
- highly and desperately
- highly and dreadfully
- severely and desperately
- severely and dreadfully
- intensely and desperately
- intensely and dreadfully
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