"dreadsome" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more dreadsome [comparative], most dreadsome [superlative]
Etymology: From dread + -some. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dread|some}} dread + -some Head templates: {{en-adj}} dreadsome (comparative more dreadsome, superlative most dreadsome)
  1. Marked by dread; dreadful; alarming. Synonyms: drodsome [dialectal]
    Sense id: en-dreadsome-en-adj-kThh3Dlp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -some

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