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dreadful dreadful /ˈdred.fəl/ adjective ► B2 very bad, of very low quality, or shocking and very sad: » The food was bad and the service was dreadful.» I was beginning to think I'd made a dreadful mistake.» The news report was so dreadful that I just had to switch it off.Thesaurus+: ↑Not of good quality , ↑Rubbish and waste , ↑Informal words for badThesaurus+: ↑Serious and unpleasant , ↑Not attractive to look at , ↑Informal words for bad• • • Extra Examples:» She was wearing a dreadful pink flouncy skirt.» His speech was dreadful - he just kept repeating himself.» He woke up with a dreadful headache.» To be candid with you, I think you're making a dreadful mistake.» Turn that dreadful wailing music off and put on something cheerful. |