dreadful
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They have been made to pay for a dreadful first half of the season, failing to win any of their opening 19 games and picking up just three points in the process.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
The Academy has been jonesing so hard to hand the man an Oscar that it nominated the dreadful “Licorice Pizza” a couple of years ago.
From Salon • Mar. 13, 2026
It would be possible to convey the essence of “The Life and Death of Peter Sellers,” by Roger Lewis, in a single sentence: Peter Sellers was a dreadful human being.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
By highlighting some of this procedural chicanery, Kagan’s dissent in Mirabelli laid bare, in remarkably blunt fashion, the tip of a dreadful iceberg.
From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026
There was no bearing such an “always;” and to break through her dreadful gratitude, Emma made the direct inquiry of—
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
Vocabulary lists containing dreadful
Uncanny, Creepy, or Downright Scary: Words For Halloween
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 26–31
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