DREADFULNESS

awfulness, dreadfulness, horridness, terribleness

(noun) a quality of extreme unpleasantness

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

dreadfulness (usually uncountable, plural dreadfulnesses)

The characteristic of being dreadful.

Source: Wiktionary


Dread"ful*ness, n.

Definition: The quality of being dreadful.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.

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