dire vs horrific

dire and horrific both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dire	No	Yes	No	No
horrific	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, dire and horrific are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of dire include awful, direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, terrible.

dire (adjective)	horrific (adjective)
fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless	causing fear or dread or terror
causing fear or dread or terror	grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror