Dreadful and Duff

Dreadful

Dreadful adjective - Causing fear.

Duff and dreadful are semantically related. (British) In some cases you can use "Duff" instead an adjective "Dreadful". informal substitute

Nearby Words: dread, dreadfully, dreaded, dreading

Duff

Duff noun - The part of the body upon which someone sits.
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Dreadful and duff are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dreadful" instead an adjective "Duff".

Nearby Word: duffer
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