bad vs dreadful

dreadful vs bad

bad is a noun but dreadful is not a noun.

bad and dreadful both are adjectives.

bad is an adverb but dreadful is not an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bad	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
dreadful	No	Yes	No	No

bad (noun)	dreadful (noun)
that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency

bad (adjective)	dreadful (adjective)
having undesirable or negative qualities	causing fear or dread or terror
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone	exceptionally bad or displeasing
reproduced fraudulently	extremely disagreeable and unpleasant
characterized by wickedness or immorality
capable of harming
below average in quality or performance
serious or severe
not capable of being collected
not working properly
nonstandard
(of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition
feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')
physically unsound or diseased
not financially safe or secure

bad (adverb)	dreadful (adverb)
very much; strongly
with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly')

Difference between bad and dreadful

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