"dready" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: dreadier [comparative], more dready [comparative], dreadiest [superlative], most dready [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English dredy, equivalent to dread + -y. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|dredy}} Middle English dredy, {{suf|en|dread|-y|id2=adjectival}} dread + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er|more}} dready (comparative dreadier or more dready, superlative dreadiest or most dready)
  1. Characterised by dread. Derived forms: dreadily
    Sense id: en-dready-en-adj-N9Ery6Ji Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 77 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adjective [English]

Forms: dreadier [comparative], more dready [comparative], dreadiest [superlative], most dready [superlative]
Etymology: From dread (“dreadlocks”) + -y. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|dread|-y|id2=adjectival|t1=dreadlocks}} dread (“dreadlocks”) + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er|more}} dready (comparative dreadier or more dready, superlative dreadiest or most dready)
  1. (slang) Resembling or characteristic of dreads. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-dready-en-adj-hXzxgnbT
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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