pretty dreadful

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Informal adverb meaning 'fairly' or 'quite'.

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Examples (10)

  • To be honest, the hotel we stayed in was pretty dreadful.
  • I'm feeling pretty dreadful today; I think I'm coming down with a cold.
  • The weather has been pretty dreadful all week, with constant rain.
  • His performance in the play was, frankly, pretty dreadful.
  • The traffic on the way home from work was pretty dreadful.
  • I tried the new restaurant, but the food was pretty dreadful.
  • She admitted that her first attempt at painting was pretty dreadful.
  • He looked pretty dreadful after staying up all night to study.
  • The financial news from the company is looking pretty dreadful.
  • That concert was a pretty dreadful experience; the sound system was terrible.