horrific vs dire

horrific and dire both are adjectives.

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

As adjectives, horrific and dire are synonyms defined as:

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

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