dreadful


dreadful (http://definr.com/dreadful)

     adj 1: 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" [syn: awful, dire, direful, dread(a), dreaded,
             fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific,
             terrible]
     2: exceptionally bad or displeasing; "atrocious taste";
        "abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful
        manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting";
        "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room" [syn: atrocious,
         abominable, awful, painful, terrible, unspeakable]
     3: very unpleasant