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Single women have a dreadful propensity for being poor. Which is one very strong argument in favor of matrimony.
Jane Austen

Meaning of "dreadful" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DREADFUL

dreadful  [ˈdrɛdfʊl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DREADFUL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dreadful is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DREADFUL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of dreadful in the English dictionary

The first definition of dreadful in the dictionary is extremely disagreeable, shocking, or bad. Other definition of dreadful is causing dread; terrifying. Dreadful is also inspiring awe.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DREADFUL


aidful
ˈeɪdfʊl
deedful
ˈdiːdfʊl
discordful
dɪsˈkɔːdfʊl
disregardful
ˌdɪsrɪˈɡɑːdfʊl
fraudful
ˈfrɔːdfʊl
gladful
ˈɡlædfʊl
handful
ˈhændfʊl
headful
ˈhedfʊl
heedful
ˈhiːdfʊl
mindful
ˈmaɪndfʊl
needful
ˈniːdfʊl
prideful
ˈpraɪdfʊl
regardful
rɪˈɡɑːdfʊl
remindful
rɪˈmaɪndfʊl
shedful
ˈʃɛdfʊl
spadeful
ˈspeɪdfʊl
speedful
ˈspiːdfʊl
tradeful
ˈtreɪdfʊl
unmindful
ʌnˈmaɪndfʊl
unneedful
ʌnˈniːdfʊl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DREADFUL

dread
dreader
dreadfully
dreadfulness
dreadless
dreadlessly
dreadlessness
dreadlocked
dreadlocks
dreadly
dreadnaught
dreadnought
dream
dream team
dream ticket
dream up
dream world
dreamboat
dreamer
dreamery

WORDS THAT END LIKE DREADFUL

awful
beautiful
careful
colorful
do the needful
foodful
grateful
helpful
hopeful
meaningful
painful
peaceful
penny-dreadful
powerful
rewardful
successful
the needful
unheedful
useful
wonderful

Synonyms and antonyms of dreadful in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DREADFUL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «dreadful» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of dreadful

Translation of «dreadful» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DREADFUL

Find out the translation of dreadful to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dreadful from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dreadful» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

可怕的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

espantoso
570 millions of speakers

English

dreadful
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भयानक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مُرَوِّع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ужасный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

terrível
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভয়ঙ্কর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

abominable
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mengerikan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

fürchterlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

恐ろしい
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

몹시 싫은
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dreadful
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tồi tệ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அச்சமூட்டும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भितीदायक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

korkunç
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

terribile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

straszny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

жахливий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cumplit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απαίσιος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verskriklike
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förskräcklig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skrekkelig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dreadful

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DREADFUL»

The term «dreadful» is very widely used and occupies the 20.405 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DREADFUL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dreadful

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10 QUOTES WITH «DREADFUL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word dreadful.
1
Al Alvarez
I mean to say, this is the book and I really loathe it and I can't imagine what a nice Jewish boy like me ever, how I ever got into this dreadful trade.
2
Jane Austen
Single women have a dreadful propensity for being poor. Which is one very strong argument in favor of matrimony.
3
Max Beesley
Certainly 'Survivors,' when we put that series out, the second series dipped below 5 million for one of the episodes - all of a sudden, there's no recommission, and I think that's dreadful.
4
Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux
The dreadful burden of having nothing to do.
5
Jacqueline Carey
I started a novel in the back of a notebook, and it was great because it looked like I was taking notes. And I just, I kept it up, it was sort of fantasy, it was part soap opera. It was utterly dreadful, but that's how I got hooked.
6
Donald Cargill
I cannot but be grieved to go from my native land, and especially from that part of it for whom and with whom I desired only to live; yet the dreadful apprehensions I have of what is coming upon this land may help to make me submissive to this providence, though more bitter.
7
Lincoln Child
I can't listen to music while writing - any such distraction would have dreadful consequences.
8
Tim Curry
Contrary to popular belief, I don't just play dreadful old villains.
9
Jaye Davidson
I'm creative in my own life. I'm creative when I step out the door. I'm creative when I pick up a glass. Do you know what I mean? I'm one of those dreadful people who probably should have been born at the end of the 19th century and been in cafe society. That would have suited me fine.
10
Alexis Denisof
The American story is a story of great moments and dreadful moments.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DREADFUL»

Discover the use of dreadful in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dreadful and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Dreadful: The Short Life and Gay Times of John Horne Burns
Dreadful follows Burns, from his education at the best schools to his final years of drinking and depression in Italy.
David Margolick, 2013
2
City of Dreadful Delight: Narratives of Sexual Danger in ...
A model of cultural history, this ambitious book will stimulate and enlighten readers across a broad range of interests.
Judith R. Walkowitz, 2013
3
Dreadful Sorry
Seventeen-year-old Molly's recurrent nightmares become waking visions after she nearly drowns at a party. Soon she's witnessing events through the eyes of a girl who lived in her father's house nearly a century before.
Kathryn Reiss, 2004
4
'The Most Dreadful Visitation': Male Madness in Victorian ...
Annotation Elizabeth A. Kaye specializes in communications as part of her coaching and consulting practice. She has edited Requirements for Certification since the 2000-01 edition.
Valerie Pedlar, 2006
5
Dreadful Pleasures: An Anatomy of Modern Horror
Analyzes horror fiction and movies from a psychoanalytical point of view and discusses the reasons for the popularity of horror stories
James B. Twitchell, 1988
6
Dreadful Visitations: Confronting Natural Catastrophe in the ...
First Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Alessa Johns, 2013
7
Lester's Dreadful Sweaters
When Cousin Clara's house is destroyed by a crocodile, she moves in with Lester and his parents and proceeds to knit a series of increasingly hideous and ill-fitting sweaters, which she presents to Lester and his parents insist that he wear ...
K. G. Campbell, 2012
8
The City of Dreadful Night
"The City of Dreadful Night" is a must-read for fans of traditional verse.
James Thomson, 2011
9
City of Dreadful Night: A Tale of Horror and the Macabre in ...
Visiting India to do research on Sanskrit horror literature, the narrator encounters Brahm Kathuwala, a storyteller who has had firsthand encounters with horror
Lee Siegel, 1995
10
Something Dreadful Down Below
Just 32-pages each- eBooks for struggling readers power-packed with reading employment. Here are 40 exciting hi-lo books with various themes guaranteed to keep your students turning the pages until the very end!
Anne Schraff, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DREADFUL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dreadful is used in the context of the following news items.
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Midverse Studios Unveils Penny Dreadful Mobile Game
Midverse Studios has announced its upcoming mobile game based on the Showtime television series Penny Dreadful. The game, Penny ... «SocialTimes, Jul 15»
2
Here's a Star Wars mobile game that doesn't look dreadful
Star Wars: Uprising is a new isometric dungeon crawler (“Diabloesque”, as we tend to call them now) coming to Android and iOS later this year. «VG247, Jul 15»
3
The Dragon Women of “Penny Dreadful
“Penny Dreadful,” which recently finished its second season, has many strengths. It has strong production values and a versatility unique to the ... «Indiana Daily Student, Jul 15»
4
Oral cholera vaccines can now end the dreadful disease in …
Washington DC: It is a sigh of relief for Bangladesh, where oral cholera is an endemic disease, as a vaccine called Shanchol which is given as ... «Zee News, Jul 15»
5
Returning home after surviving dreadful sea journey
Ninety-four apparently sick, weak, and emaciated people sat passively on the footpath in front of the Kuala Lumpur international airport. «Prothom Alo, Jul 15»
6
Gloomsday reckoning: Penny Dreadful's bloody, great season-two …
Doll double? No trouble. Eva Green as Vanessa Ives in Penny Dreadful. Photograph: Jonathan Hession/Jonathan Hession/SHOWTIME. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
7
Increase in child abuse numbers 'dreadful'
"Those are dreadful figures, yet police stats tell us the situation could be even worse than that, with the number of violent assaults on children ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
8
Imminent, Dreadful Iran Nuclear Deal Must Be Stopped
THE NEGOTIATIONS over Iran's efforts to develop nuclear weapons are about to be completed. This will trigger one of the most important ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
9
Penny Dreadful: Vanessa to Face Off Against...Vanessa?
And in last Sunday's episode, one of Team Dreadful's beloved members fell. And we left things at the height of tension as the rest of our heroes ... «IGN, Jul 15»
10
The Dreadful Ten: 10 Titles We Hope Scream Factory Announces at …
San Diego Comic Con: once the moderately attended gathering of hardcore sci-fi and comic book fans where one couldn't go 20 feet without ... «FANGORIA, Jul 15»

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