dreadful

adjective/ˈdrɛdfəl/

Frequency rank: #6,350 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

extremely bad or unpleasant; causing great fear or distress.

Illustration for the English word “dreadful”

Example sentence

The weather was so dreadful that we decided to cancel the outdoor event.

Synonyms & related words

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