Sentence:  "Francis Urquhart:" What a <WSD>frightful</WSD> little man. Where do they find them these days?/ "Tim Stamper:" God knows. If I had a dog like that, I'd shoot it./ "Francis Urquhart:" Well, yes. Quite. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Unpleasant, dreadful, awful ("also used as an intensifier").