TOEFL IELTS dreadful Definition Extremely bad or unpleasant; inspiring fear or horror. Example "The food at the party was dreadful and mostly cold." Sign in to save TOEFL Quiz → IELTS Quiz → ← dread dreadfully → Study tips featuring "dreadful" Map Each Word Into a Connected Network Audit Your Own Writing for Lexical Resource Track How TOEFL Words Behave With Others Related words TOEFL brighten GRE abash GRE abate GRE abbreviate GRE abbreviation SAT abdicate GRE abduct SAT abet GRE abhor GRE abide SAT abject TOEFL ablaze