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dreadful

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dread⋅ful

  [dred-fuhl]
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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.
Origin:
1175–1225; ME dredful. See dread, -ful

Related forms:
dread⋅ful⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. frightful, dire.
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dread·ful   (drěd'fəl)   
adj.  

  1. Inspiring dread; terrible.

  2. Extremely unpleasant; distasteful or shocking: dreadful table manners; this dreadful heat.

dread'ful·ly adv., dread'ful·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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