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

Synonyms and Antonyms for Dreadful

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The word "dreadful" in example sentences

It would be dreadful, _dreadful_, if Pegler began seeing ghosts, and turning hysterical. ❋ Marie Belloc Lowndes (1907)

"That I can't stand it, that I can't go on with it, that it is dreadful to me, -- _dreadful! _" ❋ Mary Hunter Austin (1901)

"Oh! would this long day, this dreadful, _dreadful_ waiting for -- _what_? ever come to an end?" she asked herself over and over again. ❋ Martha Finley (1868)

Death is, as one of the ancients observes, [Greek: to ton phoberon phoberotaton], _of dreadful things the most dreadful_: an evil, beyond which nothing can be threatened by sublunary power, or feared from human enmity or vengeance. ❋ Samuel Johnson (1746)

Cousin Helen, I've had such a dreadful, _dreadful_ time! " ❋ Susan Coolidge (1870)

He watched all his steps, and always spoke to him with an angry countenance; punishing him for what he called his dreadful rebellion against such a clement prince as the Stadtholder. ❋ Alexandre Dumas P��re (1836)

As I write this, Neil and Christine Hamilton, as if in dreadful warning to him, are appearing on Hole in the Wall. ❋ Unknown (2009)

That the South lived in dreadful fear (and armed preparedness) of a slave revolt? ❋ Unknown (2010)

He wrote that Catholic music is in dreadful shape. ❋ Unknown (2009)

But no less dreadful is the sense that for many years, the state of Israel has been squandering not only the lives of its children but also the miracle it experienced — the great and rare opportunity bestowed upon it by history, the opportunity to create an enlightened, decent, democratic state that would conduct itself according to Jewish and universal values. ❋ Unknown (2008)

And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven. ❋ Coffeeem (2008)

The story of Watership Down starts when, at a peaceful warren in Sandleford, a small rabbit named Fiver has a forewarning: he senses that something absolutely dreadful is about to happen to the warren, and that all must flee to save their lives. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Help me, before I end up buying him something dreadful from the 'Inventions' catalogue that doesn't work anyway. ❋ Kisobel (2006)

For pigeon pose both her neck and her thigh are in dreadful alignment! ❋ MJ (2006)

We live in dreadful times and have for many years and think how you would manage if your babies are hungry, cold, unclothed. ❋ Unknown (2006)

there's been a dreadful [accident] ❋ Almeighty (2017)

[Bob Marley's] [Hair] (may he [rest in peace]) ❋ Ganja! (2005)

[nice] dreads [dude] ❋ Tyrell (2003)

[mudda sick] [dread] you see [dat] girl ❋ John Brown (2004)

"Dread...[I can't] [belive] [we won]..." ❋ Anon (2005)

"Dread at [the controls]!" "Dread, [natty dread] now. [Dreadlock] bongo congo I." ❋ Jawsy (2008)

One dread [may] [say] to another, "[easy] dread" ❋ Voltan Stonkfire (2003)

Gerrelle: "Ugh look at [the freak], what an [ugly ass bitch]" [Alesha]: "Come on Gerrelle man, thats dread" ❋ BabyGal (2003)

I did have a DREAD [card in] [my youth]. (If I still [had it] I could have made a fortune on ebay.) ❋ Sonya_402 (2009)

"[fuck that] [thats] TOO dread" ❋ Anonymous (2003)

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