dready
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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
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Definition of dready
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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Characterised by dread.
“A moaning river swelling as it flowed, Whose tide our course to dreadier regions showed.”
“Older people, however, and especially those who have what may be called a “dready” disposition, do not call their muscle discomfort soreness and tenderness; they speak of pains and aches.”
“[…] to this place, where instead of plenty they found want in its last degree, instead of promised fields, a dready wilderness; […]”
“I was even loyal to the dreadiest enemy.”
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adj
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Characterised by dread.
“A moaning river swelling as it flowed, Whose tide our course to dreadier regions showed.”
“Older people, however, and especially those who have what may be called a “dready” disposition, do not call their muscle discomfort soreness and tenderness; they speak of pains and aches.”
“[…] to this place, where instead of plenty they found want in its last degree, instead of promised fields, a dready wilderness; […]”
“I was even loyal to the dreadiest enemy.”
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(slang)Resembling or characteristic of dreads.
“According to H. the dreadiest hippies have turned into dressed up ragers and the "kindest" hippie men are mad on sex, passion and illusions.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Middle English dredy, equivalent to dread + -y.
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