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• Dreadable — Dread a*ble, a. Worthy of being dreaded. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• dread — dreadable, adj. dreadness, n. /dred/, v.t. 1. to fear greatly; be in extreme apprehension of: to dread death. 2. to be reluctant to do, meet, or experience: I dread going to big parties. 3. Archaic. to hold in respectful awe. v.i. 4. to be in… …   Universalium