Dreadful and Vile

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Dreadful

Dreadful adjective - Causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment.
Usage example: a dreadful performance of a beautiful piece of music
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Vile is a synonym for dreadful. In some cases you can use "Vile" instead an adjective "Dreadful".
Nearby Words: dread, dreadfully, dreaded, dreading

Vile

Vile adjective - Unpleasant to look at.
Usage example: an outfit with a truly vile combination of colors
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Dreadful is a synonym for vile in foul topic. Sometimes you can use "Dreadful" instead an adjective "Vile".
Nearby Words: vilify, vilely

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  • Useful Notes / London The Fleet used to be a dreadful open sewer, full of a stinking slurry of the most vile rubbish imaginable; any similarity to real persons living or dead is, of course, strictly unintentional.
    Source: Useful Notes / London
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