dreadful vs bad

bad vs dreadful

dreadful is not a noun while bad is a noun.

dreadful and bad both are adjectives.

dreadful is not an adverb while bad is an adverb.

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

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

dreadful (adjective)	bad (adjective)
causing fear or dread or terror	having undesirable or negative qualities
exceptionally bad or displeasing	feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
extremely disagreeable and unpleasant	reproduced fraudulently
	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

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

Difference between dreadful and bad

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