DREADFUL


Meaning of DREADFUL in English

1.

If you say that something is ~, you mean that it is very bad or unpleasant, or very poor in quality.

They told us the ~ news...

= awful, appalling

ADJ

~ly

You behaved ~ly...

ADV: ADV with v

2.

Dreadful is used to emphasize the degree or extent of something bad.

We’ve made a ~ mistake...

= terrible

ADJ: ADJ n emphasis

~ly

He looks ~ly ill...

ADV: ADV adj, ADV after v

3.

If someone looks or feels ~, they look or feel very ill, tired, or upset.

Are you all right? You look ~...

ADJ: feel/look ADJ

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