Dreadful Definition
drĕdfəl
adjective
dreadfulest
Inspiring dread; terrible or awesome.
Webster's New World
Extremely unpleasant; distasteful or shocking.
Dreadful table manners; this dreadful heat.
American Heritage
Very bad, offensive, disagreeable, etc.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
noun
A shocking or sensational crime.
Wiktionary
A shocking or sensational report of a crime.
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Other Word Forms of Dreadful
Noun
Singular:
dreadful
Plural:
dreadfulsAdjective
Base Form:
dreadful
Superlative:
dreadfulestOrigin of Dreadful
-
From Middle English dredful, dredeful, equivalent to dread + -ful.
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