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• dread|ful — «DREHD fuhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. causing dread; terrible; fearful; awe inspiring: »The dragon was a dreadful creature. Death, be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful (John Donne). SYNONYM(S): dire, awful. 2. very… …   Useful english dictionary

• dread|ful|ly — «DREHD fuh lee», adverb. 1. in a dreadful manner. 2. very; exceedingly …   Useful english dictionary

• dread´ful|ness — dread|ful «DREHD fuhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. causing dread; terrible; fearful; awe inspiring: »The dragon was a dreadful creature. Death, be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful (John Donne). SYNONYM(S): dire, awful. 2 …   Useful english dictionary

• dread — dread·ful·ly; dread·ful·ness; dread·ing·ly; dread·less; dread; dread·ful; dread·less·ly; dread·ly; …   English syllables

• ful — aw·ful; beau·ti·ful; doubt·ful; dread·ful; faith·ful; ful·crum; ful·fill·ment; ful·go·rid; ful·mi·nate; gust·ful; hope·ful; mer·ci·ful; mer·ci·ful·ly; need·ful; pow·er·ful; stom·ach·ful; won·der·ful; af·fright·ful·ly; bale·ful·ly; bale·ful·ness;… …   English syllables

• dreadful — dread·ful …   English syllables

• dreadfully — dread·ful·ly …   English syllables

• dreadful — dread•ful [[t]ˈdrɛd fəl[/t]] adj. 1) causing great dread, fear, or terror; terrible: a dreadful storm[/ex] 2) inspiring awe or reverence 3) extremely bad, unpleasant, or ugly: a dreadful scandal[/ex] • Etymology: 1175–1225 dread′ful•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

• dreadful — dread|ful [ˈdredfəl] adj 1.) extremely unpleasant = ↑terrible ▪ We ve had some dreadful weather lately. ▪ Michelle felt absolutely dreadful (=very ill) . 2.) [only before noun] used to emphasize how bad something or someone is = ↑terrible ▪ He… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• dreadfully — dread|ful|ly [ˈdredfəli] adv 1.) extremely or very much ▪ They re dreadfully busy at the moment. ▪ Would you mind dreadfully if I didn t come? 2.) very badly ▪ The team played dreadfully …   Dictionary of contemporary English