cruel
No, the word 'dreadful' is an adjective, a word that describes a noun (a dreadful storm, dreadful manners).The word 'dreadful' is the adjective form of the abstract noun dread, a word for an emotion.The abstract noun form of the adjective 'dreadful' is dreadfulness, a word for a quality or condition.
horrid, terrible , dreadful , obnoxious
The meal yesterday was dreadful.There was a dreadful smell coming from the drain.
Stacie the cat made a dreadful screech after her meal.
dreadful, alarming, cruel, terrible, disastrous, fearful, frightful, horrible, heartbreaking, shocking, terrific
The Spanish word for Cruel is "Cruel" though it is pronounce "Crew-el"
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dreadful, awful
The abstract noun form of the adjective 'dreadful' is dreadfulness.The word 'dreadful' is the adjective form of the abstract noun dread.
Strict is a word meaning less than harsh or cruel.
dreadful, derogatory, degrading
Why are you so cruel to me?That was a very cruel thing to do.