Definition of: dreadful

(dred′fəl) adjective
1. Inspiring dread or awe; terrible.
2. Awful. See synonyms under AWFUL, FRIGHTFUL.
—noun A sensational novelette, or a periodical that prints melodramatic stories: a penny dreadful. Compare DIME NOVEL.
—dread′ful·ly adverb
—dread′ful·ness noun

Most often used phrases:

dreadful night
dreadful conditions
dreadful day
dreadful article
dreadful state
dreadful shadows
dreadful start
dreadful run
dreadful season
dreadful things
dreadful consequences
dreadful mistake
it s dreadful
dreadful hours
dreadful idea

'dreadful' used in domains:

thedreadfuls.com
dreadfulracket.com
dreadfuldeliveries.com
halfpennydreadfuls.com
dreadfulindustries.com
dollardreadfuls.com

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"dreadful" has the frequency of use of 0.0001% on en.wikipedia.org.

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