Definition of "dreadfulness" [dread•ful•ness]

• The characteristic of being dreadful. (noun)

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• "So well did Benita seem to understand Sanders that the Siren thinks his "dreadfulness" might have been oddly comforting at times."
• "The sound of the wind adds to the dreadfulness. (via Japundit)"
• "An interesting book touching both on aristocratic privilege and on dreadfulness in 1800s Ireland is _The Reason Why_."