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dread·ful
 dreadful
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- pronunciation:
- dred
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
causing great fear; terrible.
A dreadful wind last night blew over several trees.- synonyms:
- awesome, fearful, frightful, ghastly, horrid, horrifying, terrifying
- antonyms:
- heavenly
- similar words:
- dire, horrible
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| definition 2: |
very bad; awful; no good.
That dreadful music is giving me a headache.- synonyms:
- awful, horrid, terrible
- antonyms:
- agreeable, average, marvelous, pleasant
- similar words:
- foul, horrible, lousy, miserable
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| related words: |
bad, deadly, fierce, gruesome, hideous, monstrous, nasty, terrible, tragic |
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| derivations: |
dreadfully (adv.), dreadfulness (n.) |
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