Meaning

3 senses
  1. A shocker: a report of a crime written in a provokingly lurid style.

  2. A journal or broadsheet printing such reports.

  3. A shocking or sensational crime.

Examples

61 sentences
  1. I have dreadful news.

    У мене жахливі новини. — deniko

    ruУ меня ужасные новости. — odexed

  2. I had a feeling that something dreadful was happening.

    deIch hatte das Gefühl, dass etwas Schreckliches passierte. — mayabe

  3. 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

  4. What a dreadful way to die!

    deWas für eine schreckliche Art zu sterben! — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. That was a dreadful experience.

Origin

From Middle English dredful, dredfull, dredeful (also dreful). By surface analysis, dread

From Middle English dredful, dredfull, dredeful (also dreful). By surface analysis, dread + -ful.

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Forms

plural: dreadfuls

Word family

1 related words

See also

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