dreadful

/drɛdfəl/ adjective
8 letters2 syllables13 points in Scrabble®15 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS3
ADJECTIVE
1

Causing fear or dread or terror.

“a dreadful storm”

2

Exceptionally bad or displeasing.

“dreadful manners”

3

Extremely disagreeable and unpleasant.

“don't go out, the weather is dreadful”

WORD FORMS
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GAME SCORES
Scrabble®13 points
Words With Friends®15 points
Double word26 points
Triple word39 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latineadfuldray
Starts & ends withD … L
Syllablesdread · ful
SYNONYMS & RELATED19
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