dreadful
11dreadful — dreadfulness, n. /dred feuhl/, adj. 1. causing great dread, fear, or terror; terrible: a dreadful storm. 2. inspiring awe or reverence. 3. extremely bad, unpleasant, or ugly: dreadful cooking; a dreadful hat. n. Brit. 4. See penny dreadful. 5. a… …
12dreadful — adj. dreadful to + inf. (it is dreadful to contemplate the possibility of another war) * * * [ dredf(ə)l] dreadful to + inf. (it is dreadful to contemplate the possibility of another war) …
13dreadful — /ˈdrɛdfəl / (say dredfuhl) adjective 1. extremely bad or unpleasant: a dreadful mistake; a dreadful film. 2. causing great dread, fear, or terror; terrible: a dreadful storm. 3. venerable; awe inspiring. –noun 4. → penny dreadful. –dreadfully,… …
14dreadful — dread|ful [ˈdredfəl] adj 1.) extremely unpleasant = ↑terrible ▪ We ve had some dreadful weather lately. ▪ Michelle felt absolutely dreadful (=very ill) . 2.) [only before noun] used to emphasize how bad something or someone is = ↑terrible ▪ He… …
15dreadful — dread|ful [ dredfəl ] adjective ** 1. ) very unpleasant: dreadful news The trip was dreadful. 2. ) only before noun used for emphasizing how bad something is: It s a dreadful shame that you can t go …
16dreadful — adjective 1) a dreadful accident Syn: terrible, frightful, horrible, grim, awful, dire; horrifying, alarming, shocking, distressing, appalling, harrowing; ghastly, fearful, horrendous; tragic, calamitous; formal …
17dreadful — adjective 1) a dreadful accident Syn: terrible, frightful, horrible, grim, awful, horrifying, shocking, distressing, appalling, harrowing, ghastly, fearful, horrendous, tragic 2) a dreadful meal …
18dreadful */*/ — UK [ˈdredf(ə)l] / US [ˈdredfəl] adjective 1) very unpleasant dreadful news The journey was dreadful. 2) [only before noun] used for emphasizing how bad something is It s a dreadful shame that you can t go …
19dreadful — adjective especially BrE 1 extremely unpleasant: We ve had some dreadful weather lately. 2 (only before noun) used to emphasize how bad something or someone is: It s a dreadful waste of money …
20dreadful — dread•ful [[t]ˈdrɛd fəl[/t]] adj. 1) causing great dread, fear, or terror; terrible: a dreadful storm[/ex] 2) inspiring awe or reverence 3) extremely bad, unpleasant, or ugly: a dreadful scandal[/ex] • Etymology: 1175–1225 dread′ful•ness, n …
