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