dreadful
DreadfullyDreadfully.
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» I have dreadful news.
У меня ужасные новости. — odexed
У мене жахливі новини. — deniko
У мене жахлива новина. — deniko
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1 senses(informal)Dreadfully.
Examples
61 sentencesI have dreadful news.
У мене жахливі новини. — deniko
ruУ меня ужасные новости. — odexed
I had a feeling that something dreadful was happening.
deIch hatte das Gefühl, dass etwas Schreckliches passierte. — mayabe
I have a feeling that something dreadful is going to happen.
ruУ меня такое предчувствие, что произойдёт что-то ужасное. — odexed
deIch habe das Gefühl, dass etwas Schreckliches passieren wird. — Manfredo
What a dreadful way to die!
deWas für eine schreckliche Art zu sterben! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
That was a dreadful experience.
Origin
From Middle English dredful, dredfull, dredeful (also dreful). By surface analysis, dreadFrom Middle English dredful, dredfull, dredeful (also dreful). By surface analysis, dread + -ful.
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Forms
more dreadful, most dreadful| Comparative | more dreadful Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most dreadful |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.