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dreadful

/ˈdɹɛd.fl̩/ sustantivo C2
  1. A shocker: a report of a crime written in a provokingly lurid style.
  2. A journal or broadsheet printing such reports.
  3. A shocking or sensational crime.

Plural dreadfuls

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“Oh, as for parricides, and such dreadful people as that,” interposed Renée, “it matters very little what is done to them; but as regards poor unfortunate creatures whose only crime consists in having mixed themselves up in political intrigues——”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 50 · C1
“How dreadful!” exclaimed Renée, turning pale.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 54 · C1
“They must be dreadful beasts.”
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 40 · B2
Thick, woolly hair covered every part of it, and a more dreadful-looking monster could not be imagined.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 73 · B2

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