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dreadful::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | abominable, atrocious, awful, painful, terrible, unspeakable |
| Derivation | dreadfulness |
dreadful manners.
dreadful::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Derivation | dreadfulness |
don't go out, the weather is dreadful.
Examples of dreadful
dreadful
I want the state government to get involved and fix this dreadful accident area.
From the dailymercury.com.au
Toss in Ben Hudson's inability to make an impact and you have a dreadful recipe.
From the canberratimes.com.au
As if in a nightmare, the dreadful events of last summer seemed to be recurring.
From the time.com
After a dreadful 2-7 start, they have ripped off 15 wins in their last 19 games.
From the dallasnews.com
As I also reported, her husband is a dreadful campaigner for anyone but himself.
From the washingtontimes.com
The hope is to turn what was once a dreadful moment into something more mundane.
From the freep.com
He is what working America should strive to be in these dreadful economic times.
From the latimes.com
It can't be Gordon, with his dreadful record of spending money that isn't there.
From the independent.co.uk
Issue 1 is the team performance, which has been dreadful for most of the season.
From the expressandstar.com
- Awful: 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 ...
- Atrocious: 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"
- Very unpleasant
- (dreadfully) of a dreadful kind; "there was a dreadfully bloody accident on the road this morning"
- (dreadfully) dismally: in a dreadful manner; "as he looks at the mess he has left behind he must wonder how the Brits so often managed to succeed in the kind of situation where he has so dismally failed"
- A shocking or sensational crime; A shocking or sensational report of a crime; Causing dread; bad
- Very. "Oh, her dress is dreadfully pretty."
- Exclamation denoting enthusiastic approval.
