dreaded
/ˈdɹɛ.dɪd/ adjective B2- Causing fear, dread, or terror. · I have got the dreaded flu.
- Having or wearing dreadlocks.
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Morrel hesitated to advance; he dreaded the enervating effect of all that he saw.
Besides, had not the deputy, who had been so kind to him, told him that provided he did not pronounce the dreaded name of Noirtier, he had nothing to apprehend?
“Well, we’re not getting a girl,” said Marilla, as if poisoning wells were a purely feminine accomplishment and not to be dreaded in the case of a boy.
Matthew dreaded all women except Marilla and Mrs.
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