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dreadful definition

dread·ful (dred′fəl)

adjective

  1. inspiring dread; terrible or awesome
  2. Informal very bad, offensive, disagreeable, etc.

Etymology: ME dredeful

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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