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dreadsome

dreadsome adjective: marked by dread; dreadful; alarming.

Adjective

dreadsome (comparative more dreadsome, superlative most dreadsome)

  1. Marked by dread; dreadful; alarming.
    • But the dreadsome must evidently be of a nature we cannot do anything about.2001, Magda King, A Guide to Heidegger's Being and Time
    • In advance of it two dreadsome young men [Archangels Michael and Gabriel] glided through the air with unsheathed swords threatening the Muslim regiments. At that moment we recognized them.2012, Warfare in Eastern Europe, 1500-1800

Forms of dreadsome

comparativemore dreadsome
superlativemost dreadsome
alternative form (dialectal)drodsome

Origin of dreadsome

From dread + -some.

Questions about dreadsome

What does dreadsome mean?
Dreadsome means marked by dread; dreadful; alarming.
What part of speech is dreadsome?
Dreadsome is an adjective.

Words near dreadsome in the dictionary

  1. dreadnaughts
  2. dreadness
  3. dreadnought
  4. dreadnoughts
  5. dreads
  6. dreadsome
  7. dreadtalk
  8. dreadworthy
  9. dready
  10. dream
  11. dream board

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