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dreadful
[
dred
-f
uh
l
]
Example Sentences
Origin
dread·ful
/
ˈdrɛd
fəl
/
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[
dred
-f
uh
l
]
Show IPA
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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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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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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Example Sentences
Alert readers may have noticed something about that chant: it's
dreadful
.
The post has appeared elsewhere online, so it's not some
dreadful
secret.
The
dreadful
floods this year and last showed that untamed and unpredictable rivers can be both resource and threat.
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Alert readers may have noticed something about that chant: it's
dreadful
.
The post has appeared elsewhere online, so it's not some
dreadful
secret.
The
dreadful
floods this year and last showed that untamed and unpredictable rivers can be both resource and threat.
The hairs on my neck rose, and with them
dreadful
imaginings.
Since when people are threatened by so many
dreadful
viruses that cause fatal disease.
Dry coriander seed doesn't set me off but the fresh leaves are
dreadful
.
Dreadful
names and ghoulish shapes turn dishes suited to all ages into party fare.
We now know that the risks of splitting atoms pale beside the
dreadful
toll exacted by fossil fuels.
Despite the
dreadful
economy, however, art fairs dedicated to contemporary art are not giving up.
Commerzbank has become the latest universal bank to produce
dreadful
results and announce a retrenchment from investment banking.
For some there is no more
dreadful
an experience than a visit to the gym.
My heart goes out to all of the others with this
dreadful
health issue.
She invokes her maternal instinct, as she is protecting her baby from the
dreadful
paparazzi.
In a hot country with
dreadful
television this is curious.
They were thankfully removed before doing their
dreadful
damage.
Then and only then can a sensible debate take place on how to rid ourselves of these
dreadful
menaces.
The sector had delivered the
dreadful
combination of low returns and high volatility.
To be fair, this would be is a step up from the
dreadful
way they have been dealing with things up until now.
Byzantium often gets a
dreadful
press: it is synonymous in many minds with palace intrigues, ending in matricide or mutilation.
But instead they signed up to turn banks with a
dreadful
balance sheets around, albeit for a tonne of money.
Though there is time for him to catch up, he has made a
dreadful
start.
And the public finances will be left in a
dreadful
state.
In short, it is a
dreadful
mess, with no obvious way out.
Some reports are full of rosy suggestions, and others suggest
dreadful
things about to be disclosed.
They run the entire gamut from fabulous to
dreadful
.
Even snares set by poachers for small animals can cause
dreadful
harm and suffering to other creatures, from lions to elephants.
But one word twenty times repeated, one
dreadful
word, told me the reason for the.
The vitality must be lowered before this
dreadful
disease can find an abiding place.
They, unlike the grad students, know how
dreadful
the market is and how many truly lousy jobs there are in this field.
Instead of finding all kinds of cool new bands, you marvel at the
dreadful
taste of your co-workers.
The
dreadful
details of your burning days and nights bring poor comfort to us, who are also going through a heated term.
Also, some political appointees are
dreadful
to deal with.
Its volcanoes and banks have blown up with
dreadful
consequences for locals and outsiders alike.
The consequences of their action are too
dreadful
to contemplate.
As a vegetarian, it would be
dreadful
trying to live in any of the small towns in my area.
Kathmandu's recently-vacated royal residence, is less remarkable for its faded splendour than for its
dreadful
modern design.
That's how it always shakes out in arguments with those
dreadful
libertarians.
What started out as a whimsical, sophisticated furniture style is reduced to
dreadful
yippie-i-o wallpaper.
Most have
dreadful
governments or leaders who do virtually nothing to help their poor.
Not in doubt, however, is the
dreadful
quality of the loans in question.
In some ways, this is a
dreadful
time to hold an election.
Investors have had a
dreadful
time in the recent past.
She coached him with his
dreadful
writing and tried to soothe his irrational rage.
The
dreadful
damage done to the victims of the abuse was not appreciated, or was ignored.
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Collins
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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Etymonline
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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