Associations to the word «Dreadful»
Noun
- Scaffold
- Visage
- Sight
- Awe
- Grief
- Torrent
- Prowess
- Delirium
- Noise
- Fury
- Dear
- Mamma
- Hunger
- Sinner
- Solitude
- Guilt
- Entreaty
- Eternal
- Creature
- Outcry
- Punishment
- Fear
- Eternity
- Fiend
- Relapse
- Thing
- Thou
- Supposing
- Prodigy
- Displeasure
- Shouting
- Thirst
- Oath
- Sickness
- Emptiness
- Madness
- Agitation
- Anticipation
- Twa
- Sick
- Chasm
- Blow
- Frenzy
- Weariness
- Might
- Suspicion
- Stink
- Abode
- Wound
- Eagerness
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
DREADFUL, adjective. Causing dread; very bad.
DREADFUL, noun. A shocking or sensational crime.
DREADFUL, noun. A shocking or sensational report of a crime.
Dictionary definition
DREADFUL, adjective. Causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse".
DREADFUL, adjective. Exceptionally bad or displeasing; "atrocious taste"; "abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting"; "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room".
DREADFUL, adjective. Very unpleasant.
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