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dreadful

About 5.12 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. adjective Full of something causing dread, whether Genuinely horrific, awful, or alarming; dangerous, risky. Unpleasant, awful, very bad (also used as an intensifier). Awesome, awe-inspiring, causing feelings of reverence.
  2. adjective Genuinely horrific, awful, or alarming; dangerous, risky.
  3. adjective Unpleasant, awful, very bad (also used as an intensifier).
  4. adjective Awesome, awe-inspiring, causing feelings of reverence.
  5. adjective Full of dread, whether Scared, afraid, frightened. Timid, easily frightened. Reverential, full of pious awe.
  6. adjective Scared, afraid, frightened.
  7. adjective Timid, easily frightened.
  8. adjective Reverential, full of pious awe.

Similar words

horrific terrible direful atrocious dreaded horrendous dread fearsome fearful frightening

Often followed by

to thing and night things day than state as

Word family

dreadfully dreadfulness dreadfulnesses dreadfuls

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