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Meanings of
dreadful
in English
Causing fear or dread or terror.
terrible
awful
painful
fearful
dread
dreaded
frightening
dire
abominable
horrific
Related terms
bad
alarming
Dreadful.
Related terms
unpleasant
Usage of
dreadful
in English
1
We had reached a point where the
dreadful
partnership could not continue.
2
It was happening; in a
dreadful
form of slow-motion it was happening.
3
The house bought on make-believe; the house that a penny
dreadful
built.
4
Those
dreadful
tragedies have relevance to what is happening in Ireland today.
5
Nearly blind;
dreadful
pain; can do nothing to-day; no sleep last night.
6
This country appears to be developing a
dreadful
image problem Down Under.
7
The
dreadful
events of Paris do not change that position at all.
8
The crisis of my life was that
dreadful
night of the shipwreck.
9
Life is not the
dreadful
thing; it is the living of it.
10
If this
dreadful
war would end I think all would be right.
11
The emotional, financial and social impact on the families concerned is
dreadful
.
12
There were
dreadful
lacerations; the skin was torn in strips and shreds.
13
Caffarelli's high notes weren't so good tonight; the prima donna was
dreadful
.
14
Several broad questions are posed: are such
dreadful
incidents random or patterned?
15
The soldiers on the field were but pawns in the
dreadful
game.
16
In that I agree with you; it would be very
dreadful
here.
Other examples for "dreadful"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
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dreadful
Adjective
Frequent collocations
dreadful thing
so dreadful
very dreadful
most dreadful
too dreadful
More collocations
Dreadful
through the time
Dreadful
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Less common
United States of America
Rare