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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. 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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