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dreadful vs direful

direful vs dreadful

dreadful and direful both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dreadful No Yes No No
direful No Yes No No
As adjectives, dreadful and direful are synonyms defined as:
  • dreadful and direful: causing fear or dread or terror
Other synonyms of dreadful include awful, dire, dread, dreaded, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible.
dreadful (adjective) direful (adjective)
causing fear or dread or terror causing fear or dread or terror
exceptionally bad or displeasing
extremely disagreeable and unpleasant
Difference between dreadful and direful

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