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- adjective archaic
dreadful - adverb archaic
dreadfully ,extremely
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Examples
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Marga Rita cowntur aktin dis dretful wethur, shud get mee throo tu purr formuns tonait maebee iff ai drinkz a fyoo moar, huh?
Video: Kitteh Vs. Plastic Water Cup - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2010
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Aifink u haz ebbry rite 2 wine – dat iz a dretful wai 2 treet peepl.
Ahs heer fur u. - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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Baker an's gone to New York to live -- I s'pose she might look after you; but it's a long way off, New York -- seems like a dretful long way off.
The Bacillus of Beauty A Romance of To-day Harriet Stark
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"The ocean is a dretful disconserlate-soundin 'cretur," remarked Uncle
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An 'you'd be surprised to notice how dretful deef I be;
Poems Teachers Ask For, Book Two Various
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'I sells her dretful cheap,' remarked the bearer, '_verflucht_ cheap.
The Continental Monthly, Vol 2, No 6, December 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Various
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"You know Martin will be dretful put out," protested Eliza at the same instant.
The Wall Between Sara Ware Bassett 1920
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"It's all about them dretful valentines, Sarah," complained the patient
In Orchard Glen Mary Esther Miller MacGregor 1918
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"But he has such a dretful habit of disappearing ...."
Living Alone Stella Benson 1912
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"It's too dretful of me to interrupt," said Lady Arabel suddenly.
Living Alone Stella Benson 1912
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