dreadful

Indicates the person or group negatively affected by something.

To strongly emphasize the bad quality.

Used with extreme adjectives to mean 'completely'.

Emphasizes the uncomplicated and total nature of the badness.

Emphasizes that something is nothing less than dreadful.

Used to emphasize that a quality is genuine.

In British English, often means 'completely'. In American English, can mean 'somewhat'.

Informal adverb meaning 'fairly' or 'quite'.

Indicates a degree of badness, often used in more formal or British English.

Used to describe a state or quality.

To appear very ill or tired.

To feel very ill or guilty.

To seem very unpleasant when heard or described.

To have a very bad odor.

To have a very bad flavor.