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