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Frightening vs Prophetic - What's the difference?

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Frightening is a related term of prophetic.


As adjectives the difference between frightening and prophetic

is that frightening is causing fear; of capable of causing fear; scary while prophetic is of, or relating to a prophecy or a prophet.

As a verb frightening

is .

frightening

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Causing fear; of capable of causing fear; scary.
    • The frightening scientist lived in an old shack.
  • (figuratively) Awful, terrible, very bad.

    • Synonyms

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    Verb

    (head)
    • The scientist was frightening the timid children.

    prophetic

    English

    Alternative forms

    * prophetical * prophetick (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • of, or relating to a prophecy or a prophet
  • predicted, as by a prophecy
  • * Dryden
    • And fears are oft prophetic of the event.