What does "dreadful" mean?
Dreadful: Inspiring dread; impressing great fear; fearful; terrible; as, a dreadful storm. " Dreadful gloom." Milton. For all things are less dreadful than they seem. Wordsworth.
Additional senses
- 2.Inspiring awe or reverence; awful. [Obs.] "God's dreadful law." Shak. See Frightful.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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