Collocations for dreadful - adj.
VERBS
be, feel, look, smell, sound, taste
Poor thing! You look absolutely dreadful! (= very ill)
Poor thing! You look absolutely dreadful! (= very ill)
ADV.
really
I feel really dreadful about letting you down.
I feel really dreadful about letting you down.
absolutely, quite, truly
To be honest, her singing was quite dreadful. | a truly dreadful hat
To be honest, her singing was quite dreadful. | a truly dreadful hat
pretty, rather
PREP.
for
It must have been dreadful for you!
It must have been dreadful for you!