Dreadful and Feared

Dreadful

Dreadful adjective - Causing fear.

Feared and dreadful are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Feared" instead an adjective "Dreadful".

Nearby Words: dread, dreadfully, dreaded, dreading

Feared

Definitions of Dreadful not found.

Dreadful and feared are semantically related. You can use "Dreadful" instead an adjective "Feared".

Nearby Words: fear, fearful, fearsome, fearfully, fearing

Both words in one sentence

  • Turakami's priests wear demonic masks and are deeply feared both for their god's portfolio and the immense political power the temple wields, and some truly dreadful things are done in Turakami's name over the course of the series.
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