Word of the day
dreadful
1. causing or involving great suffering, fear, or unhappiness; extremely bad or serious
“there's been a dreadful accident”
2. extremely disagreeable
“the weather was dreadful”
adjective
/ˈdrɛdf(ə)l/
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Choose the word that best fits in the phrase
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"The news of the accident was so dreadful that it left everyone _____."
Select three words related to dreadful
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- horrible
- pleasant
- enjoyable
- nice
- frightful
- terrible
Choose the phrase that uses dreadful correctly
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Find a word related to dreadful
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