Dreadful and Grave

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Dreadful

Dreadful adjective - Causing fear.
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Grave and dreadful are semantically related In some cases you can use "Grave" instead an adjective "Dreadful".
Nearby Words: dread, dreadfully, dreaded, dreading

Grave

Grave adjective - Having a matter of importance as its topic.
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Dreadful and grave are semantically related in dire topic. Sometimes you can use "Dreadful" instead an adjective "Grave".
Nearby Words: gravely, gravel, graved, graver, graveled

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  • Penny Dreadful utilizes the old folk song The Unquiet Grave as a frequent reference.
    Source: Ironic Nursery Tune
  • Blood Bath In the Penny Dreadful episode "Fresh Hell", Madame Kali takes a blood bath from a freshly murdered woman while singing "The Unquiet Grave".
    Source: Blood Bath
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