English-Thai Dictionary

dreadful

ADJ น่า สะ พรึ่ง กลัว  แย่มาก  น่ากลัว มาก  เลวร้าย มาก  terrible frightful horrific pleasant na-sa-pueng-klua

 

dreadfully

ADV อย่างมาก  อย่างรุนแรง  อย่าง น่ากลัว มาก  อย่าง เลวร้าย มาก  terribly fearfully awfully yang-mak

 

dreadfulness

N ความ น่ากลัว  อย่าง เลวร้าย  kwam-na-klua

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DREADFUL

a. 1. Impressing great fear; terrible; formidable; as a dreadful storm, or dreadful night.
The great and dreadful day of the Lord. Malachi 4:5.
2. Awful; venerable.
How dreadful is this place. Genesis 28:17.

 

DREADFULLY

adv. Terribly; in a manner to be dreaded.

 

DREADFULNESS

n.Terribleness; the quality of being dreadful; frightfulness.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DREADFUL

DREADFUL Dread "ful, a.

 

1. Full of dread or terror; fearful. [Obs. ] "With dreadful heart. " Chaucer.

 

2. Inspiring dread; impressing great fear; fearful; terrible; as, a dreadful storm. " Dreadful gloom. " Milton. For all things are less dreadful than they seem. Wordsworth.

 

3. Inspiring awe or reverence; awful. [Obs. ] "God's dreadful law. " Shak.

 

Syn. -- Fearful; frightful; terrific; terrible; horrible; horrid; formidable; tremendous; awful; venerable. See Frightful.

 

DREADFULLY

DREADFULLY Dread "ful *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a dreadful manner; terribly. Dryden.

 

DREADFULNESS

DREADFULNESS Dread "ful *ness, n.

 

Defn: The quality of being dreadful.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

dreadful

dread ful |ˈdredfəl ˈdrɛdfəl | ▶adjective causing or involving great suffering, fear, or unhappiness; extremely bad or serious: there's been a dreadful accident. • extremely disagreeable: the weather was dreadful. • [ attrib. ] used to emphasize the degree to which something is the case, esp. something regarded with sadness or disapproval: you're a dreadful flirt. • (of a person ) unwell or troubled: she looked dreadful and she was struggling for breath | I feel dreadful —I hate myself. DERIVATIVES dread ful ness noun

 

dreadfully

dread ful ly |ˈdredfəlē ˈdrɛdfəli | ▶adverb 1 [ often as submodifier ] extremely: you're dreadfully thin | I'm dreadfully sorry! • very much: I'll miss you dreadfully. 2 very badly: the company has performed dreadfully.

 

Oxford Dictionary

dreadful

dread |ful |ˈdrɛdfʊl, -f (ə )l | ▶adjective 1 causing or involving great suffering, fear, or unhappiness; extremely bad or serious: there's been a dreadful accident. • extremely disagreeable: the weather was dreadful. • (of a person ) unwell or troubled: I feel dreadful —I hate myself | she looked quite dreadful and she was struggling for breath. 2 [ attrib. ] used to emphasize the degree to which something is the case, especially something regarded with sadness or disapproval: this was all a dreadful mistake | you're a dreadful flirt. DERIVATIVES dreadfulness noun

 

dreadfully

dreadfully |ˈdrɛdfəli |chiefly Brit. ▶adverb 1 [ often as submodifier ] extremely: you're dreadfully thin | I'm dreadfully sorry! • very much: I'll miss you dreadfully. 2 very badly: the company has performed dreadfully.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

dreadful

dreadful adjective 1 a dreadful accident: terrible, frightful, horrible, grim, awful, dire; horrifying, alarming, shocking, distressing, appalling, harrowing; ghastly, fearful, horrendous; tragic, calamitous; formal grievous. ANTONYMS mild. 2 a dreadful meal: unpleasant, disagreeable, nasty; frightful, shocking, awful, abysmal, atrocious, disgraceful, deplorable, very bad, repugnant; poor, inadequate, inferior, unsatisfactory, distasteful; informal pathetic, woeful, crummy, rotten, sorry, third-rate, lousy, godawful. ANTONYMS pleasant, agreeable. 3 you're a dreadful flirt: outrageous, shocking; inordinate, immoderate, unrestrained.

 

dreadfully

dreadfully adverb 1 I'm dreadfully hungry: extremely, very, really, exceedingly, tremendously, exceptionally, extraordinarily; decidedly, most, particularly; informal terrifically, terribly, desperately, awfully, devilishly, mega, seriously, majorly, ever so, real, mighty, awful; informal, dated frightfully. 2 she missed James dreadfully: very much, much, lots, a lot, a great deal, intensely, desperately. 3 the company performed dreadfully: terribly, awfully, very badly, atrociously, appallingly, abominably, poorly; informal abysmally, pitifully.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

dreadful

dreadful adjective 1 a dreadful accident: terrible, frightful, horrible, grim, awful, dire; frightening, terrifying, horrifying, alarming; distressing, shocking, appalling, harrowing; ghastly, fearful, hideous, horrendous, monstrous, unspeakable, gruesome, tragic, calamitous, grievous, grisly; archaic terrific. ANTONYMS mild. 2 that dreadful woman | a dreadful brandy: unpleasant, disagreeable, nasty; frightful, shocking, awful, abysmal, atrocious, disgraceful, deplorable, wretched, very bad, lamentable, repugnant, odious; poor, inadequate, inferior, unsatisfactory, distasteful; informal hopeless, pathetic, useless, woeful, crummy, rotten, sorry, third-rate, lousy, ropy, God-awful, poxy, not up to snuff, the pits, from hell; Brit. informal duff, chronic, rubbish, pants, a load of pants. ANTONYMS pleasant, agreeable. 3 you're a dreadful flirt: outrageous, shocking; inordinate, immoderate, unrestrained; great, tremendous.

 

dreadfully

dreadfully adverb 1 I'm dreadfully hungry: extremely, very, really, frightfully, fearfully, exceedingly, immensely, terribly, exceptionally, uncommonly, remarkably, extraordinarily; decidedly, most, positively, particularly; N. English right; Scottish unco; N. Amer. quite; informal terrifically, tremendously, desperately, awfully, devilishly, ultra, too … for words, mucho, mega, seriously, majorly, oh-so; Brit. informal jolly, ever so, dead, well, fair; N. Amer. informal real, mighty, awful, plumb, powerful; S. African informal lekker; informal, dated devilish, hellish; archaic exceeding, sore. ANTONYMS slightly. 2 she was missing James dreadfully: very much, intensely, desperately, a great deal, a good deal, to a great extent, much, a lot, lots. ANTONYMS slightly. 3 the company has performed dreadfully: terribly, awfully, very badly, atrociously, dismally, appallingly, abominably, execrably, poorly; informal abysmally, pitifully, crummily, diabolically, rottenly; rare egregiously. ANTONYMS well.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

dreadful

dread ful /drédf (ə )l /形容詞 more ～; most ～1 〈物 事 人が 〉とてもひどい , 不快な, 嫌な ▸ a dreadful film ひどい映画 ▸ This hotel is dreadful .このホテルはひどい 2 〖名詞 の前で 〗ひどい (!望ましくない意味の 名詞 を強めて ) ▸ a dreadful mistake とんでもない間違い 3 〈人が 〉体調がよくない ; 悩んでいる ▸ She looks dreadful .彼女は調子がよくないようだ 4 恐ろしい .～ness 名詞

 

dreadfully

dr é ad ful ly 副詞 1 ｟くだけて ｠ひどく ; とても (very )▸ I am dreadfully tired .ひどく疲れた 2 恐ろしく ; 恐ろしいほど ; 怖そうに .