Dreadful
Word | DREADFUL |
Character | 8 |
Hyphenation | dread ful |
Pronunciations | /ˈdɹɛd.fʊl/ |
Definitions and meanings of "Dreadful"
What do we mean by dreadful?
Inspiring dread; terrible. adjective
Extremely unpleasant; distasteful or shocking. adjective
I. Full of dread or fear.
Full of respect, honor, or veneration.
Exciting or attended by great dread, fear, or terror; terrible; formidable; direful: as, a dreadful storm; a dreadful invasion.
Awful; venerable; awe-inspiring.
Synonyms Fearful, Frightful, etc. (see awful); terrific, horrible, horrid, dire, direful, tremendous.
That which is fearful or terrible: used only in the phrases penny dreadful, shilling dreadful, to denote a tale of vulgar sensationalism sold at a small price, or a cheap sensational newspaper or periodical. noun
Full of dread or terror; fearful. adjective
Inspiring dread; impressing great fear; fearful; terrible. adjective
Inspiring awe or reverence; awful. adjective
Causing dread; bad. adjective
A shocking or sensational crime. noun
A shocking or sensational report of a crime. noun
Very unpleasant adjective
Causing fear or dread or terror adjective
Exceptionally bad or displeasing adjective
A shocker: a report of a crime written in a provokingly lurid style.
A journal or broadsheet printing such reports.
A shocking or sensational crime.
Extremely bad or serious Urban Dictionary
Dreadlocks (hair style) made popular by rastas. Got its name from the 'white mans' supposed aversion to them, hence DREAD locks. Urban Dictionary
Dread-locks Urban Dictionary
Bahamian slang for man or bey Urban Dictionary
Popular Word, Caribean/Bahamian Roots. Showing astonishment. Urban Dictionary
A Rastafarian. Short for "natty dread" and derived from "dreadlocks." Urban Dictionary
A person who sports the ever popular dreadlock hair style. Urban Dictionary
Being dread, mean Urban Dictionary
Detroit Rockers Engaged in the Abolition of Disco This was a stunt orchestrated by the Detroit, MI, hard rock radio station WRIF for see above. DREAD members pledged as follows: "I will never wear platform shoes. I will never wear zodiac jewelry. I will never listen to disco records and/or disco stations. Silk dresses and three piece suits are extremely suspect. A violation of any of these conditions is punishable by 'THE CHAIR'." Urban Dictionary
Mean, cold, heartless, dark Urban Dictionary
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