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Full of dread or terror; fearful.

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  1. a. Full of dread or terror; fearful.
  2. a. Inspiring dread; impressing great fear; fearful; terrible; as, a dreadful storm.
  3. a. Inspiring awe or reverence; awful.
  4. adj. causing fear or dread or terror
  5. adj. exceptionally bad or displeasing
  6. adj. extremely disagreeable and unpleasant
  7. 1. Full of dread or terror; fearful. [Obs.] "With dreadful heart." Chaucer. 2. Inspiring dread; impressing great fear; fearful; terrible; as, a dreadful storm. " Dreadful gloom." Milton. For all things are less dreadful than they seem. Wordsworth. 3. Inspiring awe or reverence; awful. [Obs.] "God's dreadful law." Shak. Syn. -- Fearful; frightful; terrific; terrible; horrible; horrid; formidable; tremendous; awful; venerable. See Frightful.