Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- That is to be dreaded.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Worthy of being dreaded.
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- adjective Worthy of being
dreaded .
Etymologies
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dread + -able
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Examples
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They fight and curse and each on other wonder with the fight of the devils dreadable
Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance Thomas Frognall Dibdin 1811
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It would almost replace Monday as the most dreadable day of the week if not for one saving grace usually found on basic cable: The Rewatchable Movie.
Paste Magazine 2009
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