dreadful
English
/ˈdɹɛd.fʊl/
adj
Definitions
- Full of something causing dread, whether
- (obsolete) Full of dread, whether
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English dredful suffix from English dread.
Origin
English
dread
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- dread English
- dreadable English
- dreaden English
- dreader English
- dreadeth English
- dreadfully English
- dreadfulness English
- dreadless English
- dreadlocks English
- dreadly English
- dreadness English
- dreadnought English
- dreadsome English
- dreadtalk English
- dreadworthy English
- fordread English
- indread English
- misdread English
- undread English
- dreden Middle English
- dredful Middle English
- dredfully Middle English
- dredfulnesse Middle English
- dred Volapük