dreadful

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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

The dreadful conditions in Crans Montana and two other crashes led to the race being stopped after just six competitors attempted to find their way down the piste.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

Ah, we were wise to keep from her the affair of the dreadful night of Lucy’s sleep-walking.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker