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dreadful

UK
/ˈdrɛd.fəl/
US
/ˈdrɛd.fəl/

Translations

dreadfuladjective
more dreadful
Comp.
most dreadful
Super.
UK
/ˈdrɛd.fəl/
US
/ˈdrɛd.fəl/
The dreadful storm left the town in ruins.
L'effroyable tempête a laissé la ville en ruines.
She had a dreadful headache that lasted all day.
Elle avait un mal de tête épouvantable qui a duré toute la journée.
The dreadful storm left the town in ruins.
La tempête terrible a laissé la ville en ruines.
Additional translations
craintifS’emploie pour un état marqué par la crainte ou l’appréhension, souvent littéraire.
Synonyms
terrible
awful
horrible
appalling
atrocious
frightful
shocking
abominable
dire
grim
Antonyms
pleasant
delightful
enjoyable
wonderful
dreadfulnoun
dreadfuls
pl
Countable noun, chiefly historical/literary, as in "penny dreadful"; occasionally used in plural "dreadfuls".
roman à sensationSurtout pour les publications populaires bon marché du XIXe siècle, notamment les "penny dreadfuls".
Victorian readers gobbled up the lurid dreadfuls sold on street corners.
Les lecteurs victoriens dévoraient les romans à sensation vendus au coin des rues.
dreadfuladverb
UK
/ˈdrɛd.fəl/
US
/ˈdrɛd.fəl/
Informal/colloquial intensifier usage, chiefly British
terriblementEmploi familier comme intensifieur.
I'm dreadful sorry for the inconvenience.
Je suis terriblement désolé pour le désagrément.
Synonyms
terribly
horribly
awfully
frightfully
abominably
miserably
grievously
shockingly
appallingly
extremely
very
badly
hugely

Definitions

dreadfuladjective
Causing great fear or apprehension; terrible.
The dreadful storm left the town in ruins.
Extremely bad or unpleasant.
She had a dreadful headache that lasted all day.
Filled with or characterized by dread; fearful or apprehensive.
She cast a dreadful glance at the ominous clouds gathering above.
dreadfulnoun
A sensational or cheaply produced story, magazine, or novel, especially a nineteenth-century 'penny dreadful'.
Victorian readers gobbled up the lurid dreadfuls sold on street corners.
dreadfuladverb
Used informally as an intensifier meaning "very" or "extremely".
I'm dreadful sorry for the inconvenience.
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