- 1. a. Full of dread or terror; fearful. Source: opted
- 2. a. Inspiring dread; impressing great fear; fearful; terrible; as, a dreadful storm. Source: opted
- 3. a. Inspiring awe or reverence; awful. Source: opted
- 4. adj. causing fear or dread or terror Source: wordnet
- 5. adj. exceptionally bad or displeasing Source: wordnet
- 6. adj. extremely disagreeable and unpleasant Source: wordnet
- 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. Source: webster
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