Meanings
noundreadfulness (usually uncountable, plural dreadfulnesses)
plural dreadfulnesses
- uncountableusuallyThe characteristic of being dreadful.
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Origin
- Middle Englishdredfulnesse
- Englishdreadfulness
From Middle English dredfulnesse, dredefulnesse, equivalent to dreadful + -ness.
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dreadfulness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dreadfulness
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“dreadfulness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dreadfulness. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dreadfulness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dreadfulness.
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