AWFUL vs DREADFUL: NOUN
- N/A
- That which is fearful or terrible: used only in the phrases penny dreadful, shilling dreadful, to denote a tale of vulgar sensationalism sold at a small price, or a cheap sensational newspaper or periodical.
- A shocking or sensational crime.
- A shocking or sensational report of a crime.
AWFUL vs DREADFUL: ADJECTIVE
- Struck or filled with awe; terror-stricken.
- Oppressing with fear or horror; appalling; terrible.
- Formidable in nature or extent.
- Afraid.
- Filled with or displaying great reverence.
- Filled with awe, especially.
- Commanding awe.
- Extremely bad or unpleasant; terrible.
- Inspiring awe or admiration or wonder
- Exceptionally bad or displeasing
- Inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence
- Causing fear or dread or terror
- Inspiring awe; filling with profound reverence, or with fear and admiration; fitted to inspire reverential fear; profoundly impressive.
- Extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact
- Very bad.
- Exceedingly great; usually applied intensively.
- Terror-stricken.
- Struck or filled with awe.
- Frightful; exceedingly bad; great; -- applied intensively
- Offensive or even (of persons) malicious
- Worshipful; reverential; law-abiding.
- Causing dread; bad.
- Inspiring awe or reverence; awful.
- Inspiring dread; impressing great fear; fearful; terrible.
- Full of dread or terror; fearful.
- Extremely unpleasant; distasteful or shocking.
- Inspiring dread; terrible.
- Causing fear or dread or terror
- Exceptionally bad or displeasing
- Very unpleasant
AWFUL vs DREADFUL: ADVERB
- Extremely; very.
- Very, extremely; as, an awful big house.
- Used as intensifiers
- N/A
AWFUL vs DREADFUL: OTHER WORD TYPES
- Dreadful is applied to what inspires dread, that is, an oppressive fear of coming evil, and loosely to what is very bad. Fearful, full of fear, impressing fear: as, “a certain fearful looking for of judgment,” Heb. x. 27. Frightful, not full of fright, but inspiring fright or sudden and almost paralyzing fear. An awful sight; a dreadful disaster; a fearful leap; a frightful chasm.
- Synonyms and Awful, Dreadful, Fearful, Frightful, solemn, imposing, majestic; dread, dire, dreadful, terrible. The first four of these words are often loosely or colloquially used to express dislike, detestation, or horror, but should in the main retain the same distinctions of meaning as the nouns from which they are derived. Thus, awful is full of awe, full of that which inspires awe, exciting a feeling of deep solemnity and reverence, often with a certain admixture of fear, acting especially upon the imagination (see reverence, n.); the suggestion may shift in all degrees from awe to horror: as, an awful steamboat explosion.
- Having some character in an extreme or noticeable degree; excessive; very great; extraordinary; preposterous: as, he is an awful dandy; that is an awful bonnet.
- Impressed with or exhibiting respect or reverence, as for authority; law-abiding; respectful in the extreme.
- Expressive of or indicating deep awe, as for the Deity.
- Inspiring or commanding respect, reverence, or obedience.
- Of a dreadful character; causing fear or horror; terrible; appalling: as, an awful disaster; I heard an awful shriek.
- Striking or inspiring with awe; filling with dread, or dread mingled with profound reverence: as, the awful majesty of Jehovah; the awful approach of death.
- Extremely disagreeable and unpleasant
- Synonyms Fearful, Frightful, etc. (see awful); terrific, horrible, horrid, dire, direful, tremendous.
- Awful; venerable; awe-inspiring.
- Exciting or attended by great dread, fear, or terror; terrible; formidable; direful: as, a dreadful storm; a dreadful invasion.
- Full of respect, honor, or veneration.
- I. Full of dread or fear.
AWFUL vs DREADFUL: RELATED WORDS
- Painful, Frightening, Nasty, Unspeakable, Abominable, Horrific, Unpleasant, Amazing, Awesome, Bad, Lousy, Atrocious, Horrendous, Dreadful, Terrible
- Fearsome, Dreaded, Alarming, Painful, Unspeakable, Dire, Unpleasant, Frightening, Bad, Abominable, Horrific, Awful, Atrocious, Terrible, Horrendous
AWFUL vs DREADFUL: DESCRIBE WORDS
- Painful, Frightening, Nasty, Unspeakable, Abominable, Horrific, Unpleasant, Amazing, Awesome, Bad, Lousy, Atrocious, Horrendous, Dreadful, Terrible
- Fearsome, Dreaded, Alarming, Painful, Unspeakable, Dire, Unpleasant, Frightening, Bad, Abominable, Horrific, Awful, Atrocious, Terrible, Horrendous
AWFUL vs DREADFUL: SENTENCE EXAMPLES
- Awful Truth Series by offering copies of The Awful Truth About the Sushing Prize.
- You can find loads of awful jobs and awful clients on Elance, as well as people who are willing to bid shockingly low amounts.
- The awful people I put as my references know beforehand to cover up for my awful work ethic.
- Requested a ring back also and never received Awful awful company will never buy from again.
- So I made it and oh boy it was awful, truly awful.
- Writing a complaint letter for rude customer service manager that Awful company Somewhere Awful UR.
- Awful, AWFUL customer service and extremely false advertising.
- Wells fargo is an awful, awful, finance company!
- Awful, awful, awful, go somewhere else do not waste your time and money.
- Awful triggers, awful actions, lacklustre stocks and lots of awful plastic.
- Asda, absolutely dreadful, low alcohol and no taste.
- It is both an encouraging and dreadful event.
- Shiloh has been a dreadful blow to us.
- It may have been that dreadful Queensway Cathedral.
- Dreadful system and unfair on so many levels.
- He has moved to somewhere that is dreadful.
- She told Jury about the whole dreadful experience.
- Attitude: It is dreadful to be in danger.
- The old way is absolutely dreadful in comparison.
- The emotion inspired by something dreadful and sublime; an undefined sense of the dreadful and the sublime; reverential fear, or solemn wonder; profound reverence.
AWFUL vs DREADFUL: QUESTIONS
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- Who plays Lawrence Talbot's father in Penny Dreadful?
- What was the most dreadful punishment in Elizabethan England?
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- What made the original Penny Dreadful series so good?
- What happened in penny dreadful season 2 Episode 10?
- Will the'Penny Dreadful'cast return for season finale?
- When did Dreadful Shadows release their first album?
- How did Victorian literature develop into penny dreadful?