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dreadful

The correct spelling is dreadful.

How to pronounce dreadful

/ˈdɹɛd.fʊl/
noun

IPA: /ˈdɹɛd.fʊl/

Say it like: Dree-dfu-l

The correct spelling is dreadful. A shocker: a report of a crime written in a provokingly lurid style.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A shocker: a report of a crime written in a provokingly lurid style.
  2. 2.A journal or broadsheet printing such reports.
  3. 3.A shocking or sensational crime.

adjective

  1. 1.Full of something causing dread, whether
  2. 2.Full of dread, whether

adverb

  1. 1.Dreadfully.

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