dredful

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === dredeful, dredefull, dredefulle, dredffol, dredfull, dreedful, dreful, drefull, drefulle dredvol, dredvoll (Gloucestershire, Kent) === Etymology === From dred +‎ -ful. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdrɛdful/, /ˈdrɛ̝ːdful/ === Adjective === dredful Having dread or fear: Scared, afraid; fearing something. Timid; tending to be frightened. Full of awe; reverential. Inspiring dread or fear: Causing terror or ruin; dreadful, perilous. Causing awe; awe-inspiring. ==== Descendants ==== English: dreadful Scots: dreidfu === References === “drēdeful, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.