Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dreadable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dread-able
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Worthy of being dreaded

Etymology

From dread + -able.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more dreadable (comparative) most dreadable (superlative)

Synonyms

Questions

What does dreadable mean?
Worthy of being dreaded
Where does dreadable come from?
From dread + -able.

How to pronounce dreadable

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