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Dreadful
/ˈdɹɛd.fʊl/
A shocker: a report of a crime written in a provokingly lurid style.
📖 Definitions of "Dreadful"
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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