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  • 101dire — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. appalling, calamitous, fateful, dreadful, ominous; deplorable. See fear, adversity. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. dreadful, terrible, desperate; see frightful 1 , urgent 1 . III (Roget s 3… …

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  • 102horrible — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. alarming, dreadful, horrifying, appalling, frightful, horrendous, hideous, abominable, deplorable, revolting, execrable, dire. See fear. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Offensive] Syn. repulsive,… …

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  • 103appalling — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. horrifying, shocking, dreadful; see frightful 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. dismaying, horrifying, shocking, stunning, disconcerting, astounding, frightening, ghastly, dreadful, harrowing, disgusting, sickening,… …

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  • 104fearful — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Inclined to fear] Syn. apprehensive, nervous, afraid, timid; see afraid 1 , 2 , cowardly 1 . 2. [Causing fear] Syn. terrifying, dreadful, shocking; see frightful 1 . See Synonym Study at afraid . II (Roget s 3… …

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  • 105awful — adjective 1) the place smelled awful Syn: disgusting, horrible, terrible, dreadful, ghastly, nasty, vile, foul, revolting, repulsive, repugnant, odious, sickening, nauseating; informal yucky, gross, beastly …

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  • 106terrible — adjective 1) a terrible crime terrible injuries Syn: dreadful, awful, appalling, horrific, horrifying, horrible, horrendous, atrocious, abominable, deplorable, egregious, abhorrent, frightful, shocking, hideous …

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  • 107dreadfully — adverb 1. of a dreadful kind (Freq. 1) there was a dreadfully bloody accident on the road this morning • Syn: ↑awfully, ↑horribly • Derived from adjective: ↑horrible (for: ↑ …

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