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What is the adjective for dreadfulness?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb dread which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

dreadful
  1. (obsolete) Full of dread, whether
    1. Scared, afraid, frightened.
    2. Timid, easily frightened.
    3. Reverential, full of pious awe.
  2. Full of something causing dread, whether
    1. Genuinely horrific, awful, or alarming; dangerous, risky.
    2. (hyperbolic) Unpleasant, awful, very bad (also used as an intensifier).
    3. (obsolete) Awesome, awe-inspiring, causing feelings of reverence.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. terrible, awful, horrible, appalling, shocking, horrifying, ghastly, frightening, frightful, terrifying, alarming, dire, horrendous, hideous, horrific, gruesome, scary, fearsome, grisly, macabre, horrid, fearful, grim, formidable, forbidding, intimidating, nightmarish, lurid, direful, harrowing, unspeakable, redoubtable, dread, terrific, grewsome, nightmare, spooky, creepy, grievous, hellacious, godawful, gnarly, shuddersome, spine-chilling, hair-raising, from hell, chilling, monstrous, eerie, petrifying … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “The dreadful sight of Pan and the still more dreadful noise he made so frightened the sheep that they fled in all directions.”
      “Tipping it to her lips, she braced herself for the dreadful taste of whatever swamp water soldiers drank.”
      “Then he raised his voice, with a dreadful effort at self-control.”
dreadless
  1. Feeling no dread or fear; unafraid.
  2. (obsolete) Exempt from danger which causes dread; secure.
dreaded
  1. Causing fear, dread or terror.
  2. Wearing dreadlocks.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. dread, dreadful, feared, horrible, horrifying, awful, shocking, ghastly, terrible, horrendous, horrific, gruesome, appalling, terrifying, frightening, alarming, grisly, harrowing, horrid, unspeakable, scary, fearsome, nightmarish, direful, disturbing, hair-raising, spine-chilling, monstrous, atrocious, dire, serious, hideous, macabre, vile, formidable, heinous, grim, grave, forbidding, lurid, redoubtable, intimidating, wretched, grievous, sickening, distressing, severe, terrific, bad, lamentable … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “Only four years into her reign she had been struck down by the dreaded smallpox, which had already killed so many that year.”
dread
  1. Terrible; greatly feared.
  2. (archaic) Awe-inspiring; held in fearful awe.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. frightening, terrifying, alarming, horrifying, scary, dreadful, horrible, terrible, shocking, fearsome, formidable, horrendous, ghastly, frightful, dire, fearful, forbidding, intimidating, redoubtable, direful, awful, creepy, awesome, dreaded, feared, shuddersome, hair-raising, spine-chilling, awe-inspiring, appalling, chilling, petrifying, daunting, horrid, unnerving, grim, spooky, harrowing, menacing, scaring, sinister, disturbing, bloodcurdling, hideous, unspeakable, macabre, eerie, startling, distressing, gruesome … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “People still shrink from the terrible word cancer, even if they themselves have not been diagnosed with this dread disease.”
dreadsome
  1. Marked by dread; dreadful; alarming.
  2. Examples:
      3. “But the dreadsome must evidently be of a nature we cannot do anything about.”
dreadfull
  1. Archaic spelling of dreadful.
dreadable
  1. Worthy of being dreaded.
dreadworthy
  1. (rare) Worthy of being dreaded.
dreadly
  1. (obsolete) dreadful
dreadfulest
  1. superlative form of dreadful: most dreadful
dreadfullest
  1. superlative form of dreadful: most dreadful
dreadest
  1. superlative form of dread: most dread
  2. Synonyms:
      3. scariest, horriblest, terriblest, ghastliest, direst, fearfullest, awfullest, creepiest, most frightening, most terrifying, most alarming, most horrifying, most dreadful, most fearsome, most formidable, most horrendous, most frightful, most forbidding, most intimidating, most redoubtable, most direful, most awesome, most dreaded, most feared, most shuddersome, most hair-raising, most spine-chilling, most awe-inspiring, most appalling, most chilling, most daunting, horridest, grimmest, spookiest, most harrowing, most menacing, most sinister, most disturbing, most bloodcurdling, most hideous, most unspeakable, most macabre, eeriest, most startling, most distressing, gruesomest, most disquieting, most terrific, most monstrous, most nightmarish … more
dreading
  1. present participle of dread
  2. Synonyms:
      3. fearing, apprehending, cringing, misdoubting, shuddering, trembling, shrinking from, cowering at, cringing from, quaking at, shuddering at, trembling at, worrying about, feeling apprehensive about, flinching from, having forebodings about, quailing from, anticipating with horror, cringing at the thought of, having cold feet, having cold feet about, shuddering to think about, trembling to think about, living in fear of, feeling consternation about, cowering before, shaking in your shoes about, living in dread of, panicking about, going in terror of, trembling before, having a horror of, detesting, hating, loathing, abhorring, abominating, despising, execrating, reviling, having a strong aversion to, standing in awe of, regarding with awe, revering, reverencing, venerating, respecting, sweating … more
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