Dire(superl.) Ill-boding; portentous; as, dire omens.
Dire(superl.) Evil in great degree; dreadful; dismal; horrible; terrible; lamentable.
Direful(a.) Dire; dreadful; terrible; calamitous; woeful; as, a direful fiend; a direful day.
Direly(adv.) In a dire manner.
Direness(n.) Terribleness; horror; woefulness.
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