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dread fulness
dread·ful
/
ˈdrɛd
fəl
/
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[
dred
-f
uh
l
]
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adjective
1.
causing great
dread
,
fear
, or terror; terrible:
a dreadful storm.
2.
inspiring awe or reverence.
3.
extremely bad, unpleasant, or ugly:
dreadful cooking; a dreadful hat.
noun
British
.
4.
penny dreadful
.
5.
a periodical given to highly sensational matter.
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Origin:
1175–1225;
Middle English
dredful.
See
dread
,
-ful
Related forms
dread·ful·ness,
noun
qua·si-dread·ful,
adjective
qua·si-dread·ful·ly,
adverb
Synonyms
1.
frightful, dire.
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World English Dictionary
dreadful
(ˈdrɛdfʊl)
—
adj
1.
extremely disagreeable, shocking, or bad:
what a dreadful play
2.
(intensifier):
this is a dreadful waste of time
3.
causing dread; terrifying
4.
archaic
inspiring awe
'dreadfulness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
dreadful
early 13c., "full of dread," from
dread
+
-ful
. Meaning "causing dread" is from mid-13c.; weakened sense of "very bad" is from mid-18c. Related: Dreadfully.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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