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Uncommondreadful
The correct spelling is dreadful.
How to pronounce dreadful
/ˈdɹɛd.fʊl/
nounIPA: /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.A shocker: a report of a crime written in a provokingly lurid style.
- 2.A journal or broadsheet printing such reports.
- 3.A shocking or sensational crime.
adjective
- 1.Full of something causing dread, whether
- 2.Full of dread, whether
adverb
- 1.Dreadfully.
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