dreadful

Poundland avoided collapsing into administration this year, after a dreadful period of trading, much of it of its own making.

Veronika hurled the insult at her brothers, who had just done something dreadful.

Her thoughts were interrupted by a dreadful scuffling noise from the back nursery, followed by a cry.

Nor was there a get well soon card the time when Penelope had chicken pox and had to spend three days taking warm milk baths to stop the dreadful itching.

By that point Lady Constance was in a foul mood; the lack of correspondence seemed to be taking a dreadful toll on her already delicate constitution.