Definitions from Wiktionary (dreadful)

▸ adjective:  Full of something causing dread, whether
▸ adjective:  Genuinely horrific, awful, or alarming; dangerous, risky.
▸ adjective:  (hyperbolic) Unpleasant, awful, very bad (also used as an intensifier).
▸ adjective:  (obsolete) Awesome, awe-inspiring, causing feelings of reverence.
▸ adjective:  (obsolete) Full of dread, whether
▸ adjective:  Scared, afraid, frightened.
▸ adjective:  Timid, easily frightened.
▸ adjective:  Reverential, full of pious awe.
▸ adverb:  (informal) Dreadfully.
▸ noun:  A shocker: a report of a crime written in a provokingly lurid style.
▸ noun:  A journal or broadsheet printing such reports.
▸ noun:  A shocking or sensational crime.
▸ Also see dreadful

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