Reverse Dictionary: DREADFUL

ADJECTIVES
► AVERAGE just plain dreadful, not the best → 1981 Aust. sl.
► AWFULSOME awful, dreadful → 1828 Sc.
► AWLY dreadful, awful, terrible → c1200 obs.
► CAREFUL dreadful, causing trouble or fear → c1340-70 obs.
► CRAPPY worthless, rubbishy; awful, dreadful → 1928 colloq., orig. US
► CROOK dreadful, unpleasant → 1898 Aust. & NZ
► DERF dreadful, terrible, cruel → a1225 obs.
► DOUBTOUS ► DOUTOUS dreadful, fearful, terrible → a1300 obs.
► EFFRAYABLE ► EFFROYABLE dreadful, frightful; capable of producing fright or alarm → 1689 obs.
► ELDRICK ► ELDRISH dreadful, ghastly, frightful → 1785 Eng. dial.
► ELDRITCH dreadful, ghastly, frightful → 1508 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► EYEFUL dreadful, terrible; arousing awe, fear, or dread → a1200 obs.
► EYESFUL dreadful, terrible; arousing awe, fear, or dread → a1225 obs.
► FEARIE dreadful, frightful → 1807 Sc. obs.
► FORMIDOLOUS dreadful, terrible, to be feared, fearful → 1656 obs.
► FUNEST causing death or evil; fatal., disastrous; dreadful → 1636
► FUNESTOUS causing death or evil; fatal, disastrous; dreadful → 1641 obs.
► GHASTFUL dreadful, terrible → c1449 obs.
► GOD-AWFUL dreadful, terrible → 1897 US sl.
► HAYNESS dreadful, horrible, terrible, heinous → 1881 Eng. dial.
► HELLACIOUS dreadful, terrible → 1976 US sl.
► LARVAL dreadful, ghastly; belonging to a night spirit, ghost, hobgoblin → 1656
► POKERISH dreadful, alarming, dreadful, spooky, frightful; affected by feelings of dread → 1827 Amer. dial. obs.
► PUTRID dreadful, useless → 1628
► RAT-SHIT dreadful, terrible → 1980 Aust. & NZ sl.
► RUTHFUL dreadful, calamitous → c1225 obs.
► SMART dreadful, dire; difficult; testing → a1200 obs.
► SPEWSOME dreadful, awful → 1996 Aust. sl.
► TIMOROUS dreadful, terrible → 1455 obs.
► TIMORSOME dreadful, fearful, inspiring fear → 1894
► VENGEABLE dreadful, cruel; characterized by or arising from vengeance or revenge → c1430 obs.
► YELLERISH dreadful, ghastly, frightful → 1785 Eng. dial.
► YELLISH dreadful, ghastly, frightful → 1785 Eng. dial.

ADVERBS
► AWLY dreadfully, awfully, terribly → c1225 obs.

NOUNS
► DIRIT dreadfulness, direness; cruelty, fierceness → 1586 obs.
► TERRILOQUY a speaking of dreadful or terrible things → Bk1756