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Dreadful

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adjective

• offensive or even (of persons) malicious

adverb

• used as intensifiers

adjective satellite

• exceptionally bad or displeasing

• causing fear or dread or terror

• inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence

• extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact

• inspiring awe or admiration or wonder

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adjective satellite

• fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless

• causing fear or dread or terror

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adjective satellite

• shockingly repellent; inspiring horror

• gruesomely indicative of death or the dead

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