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Her performance was absolutely dreadful.
Those children have such dreadful manners.
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But that’s a lot of hard work, and a lot of sifting through some truly dreadful at-bats to find the gold.
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The acoustics were going to be dreadful, like an echo chamber.
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Another new dish is the Chick-Ago sandwich; setting aside the dreadful name, the sandwich of pickle-brined, breaded chicken thighs with tempura sport peppers, tomato and dill aioli sounds pretty tasty.
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Since there’s nothing worse than a brush that pokes your face and makes the otherwise simple task of applying powder a dreadful one, & Other Stories made them with soft synthetic fibers that also won’t leave stray bristles behind.
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Now, some of them will be invited to offer ideas to fix the city's dreadful thoroughfares.
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His shooting was embarrassingly dreadful during 15 games in Cleveland — 36 percent, and only 25 percent from three-point range — and those figures have only slightly improved (39 and 32) since joining the Lakers.
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Things are only slightly less dreadful outside the classroom, where Dominika beats a male student half to death in the showers for attempting to rape her.
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United was dreadful; Sevilla was good enough, improving as the game went on as though unable quite to believe its luck.
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Origin and Etymology of dreadful
dreadful Synonyms
Synonyms
abhorrent, abominable, appalling, awful, disgusting, distasteful, evil, foul, fulsome, gross, hideous, horrendous, horrible, horrid, loathsome, nasty, nauseating, nauseous, noisome, noxious, obnoxious, obscene, odious, offensive, rancid, repellent (also repellant), repugnant, repulsive, revolting, scandalous, shocking, sickening, ugly;
Antonyms
Near Antonyms
acceptable, agreeable, alluring, appealing, attractive, blessed (also blest), desirable, enjoyable, felicitous, gratifying, heavenly, inviting, likable (or likeable), luscious, nice, palatable, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, satisfying, savory (also savoury), sweet, welcome;
Related Words
disagreeable, dislikable (also dislikeable), unpleasant;
contemptible, despicable, detestable, hard, hateful;
unhealthy, unsavory, unwholesome;
shocking, sick, sickish, sickly, terrible, unspeakable, vile;
Definition of dreadful
publishing
: a cheap and sensational (see sensational 2) story or periodical
Origin and Etymology of dreadful
DREADFUL Defined for English Language Learners
DREADFUL Defined for Kids
Definition of dreadful for Students
1
: causing fear
- a dreadful storm
2
: very unpleasant
- a dreadful cold
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