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dreadfully

How many syllables in dreadfully?

  3 syllables

Divide dreadfully into syllables:   dread-ful-ly
Stressed syllable in dreadfully:   dread-ful-ly
How to pronounce dreadfully:   dred-fuh-lee
How to say dreadfully:

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Synonyms for dreadfully


2 syllables
  • badly
  • very
  • truly
3 syllables
  • awfully
  • fearfully
  • really
  • terribly
4 syllables
5 syllables
6 syllables
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