rather dreadful
Frequency: 6.59.8 per million words
Indicates a degree of badness, often used in more formal or British English.
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Examples (20)
- The weather for our picnic was rather dreadful, with constant rain.
- The weather was rather dreadful for our outdoor event.
- His performance in the play was, to be honest, rather dreadful.
- Her performance in the school play was rather dreadful, unfortunately.
- I felt rather dreadful after eating that suspicious-looking seafood.
- He found the food at the new restaurant rather dreadful and overpriced.
- The long train journey with all the delays was a rather dreadful experience.
- The news they received yesterday was rather dreadful, causing much sadness.
- The news from the financial markets this morning is rather dreadful.
- Despite all their efforts, the outcome of the project was rather dreadful.
- The wallpaper they chose for the living room is a rather dreadful shade of green.
- The entire experience of waiting in line for hours turned out to be rather dreadful.
- The situation at the office has become rather dreadful since the new manager took over.
- She described the living conditions in the old apartment as rather dreadful.
- He looked rather dreadful after staying up all night to study for his exams.
- It was a rather dreadful situation to be in, with no easy solution.
- Don't you think the ending of that film was rather dreadful?
- The smell coming from the abandoned building was rather dreadful.
- Despite his initial optimism, the final outcome of the project was rather dreadful.
- Many critics found the new film rather dreadful, despite its big budget.