The Clue
Like calls from bill collectors, typically (7 letter answer)
The Answer
DREADED
Tags
Notes
The answer DREADED is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1300 puzzles.
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Awaited fearfully
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Inspiring awe
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Causing fear and trembling
Definition
DREAD as a verb:
1. (fear, dread) = be afraid or scared of; be frightened of; "I fear the winters in Moscow"; "We should not fear the Communists!"
DREADED as an adjective:
1. (awful, dire, direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible) = causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse"