dreadful
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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
Spurs are 16th in the Premier League and just five points above the relegation zone following a dreadful run of form.
From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026
“Miss Lumley, what is that dreadful squealing noise? Do you keep pigs?”
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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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