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dreadful meaning and definition
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Definition of dreadful (adjective)
- causing fear or dread or terror
- "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse"
- synonyms: awful, dire, direful, dread, dreaded, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible
- exceptionally bad or displeasing
- "atrocious taste"; "abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting"; "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room"
- synonyms: abominable, atrocious, awful, painful, terrible, unspeakable
- very unpleasant
Source: Princeton University Wordnet