dreadful
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But even that show was more reflective of current cultural problems than prescient, not to mention disconcertingly accurate, about the dreadful directions we were heading.
From Salon • May 5, 2026
It all combined to make for a dreadful day for tech.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
From financial mismanagement to scandals, awful decision-making to just dreadful form - across the footballing globe, big clubs do go down.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
This confusion causes two sets of dreadful consequences.
From Slate • Mar. 13, 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
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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Vocabulary from history writings about the Triangle Factory Fire
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