Thesaurus: dire

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1. superl. Ill-boding; portentous; as, dire omens.
2. superl. Evil in great degree; dreadful; dismal; horrible; terrible; lamentable.
3. adj. fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
4. adj. causing fear or dread or terror
5. 1. Ill-boding; portentous; as, dire omens. 2. Evil in great degree; dreadful; dismal; horrible; terrible; lamentable. Dire was the tossing, deep the groans. Milton. Gorgons and hydras and chimeras dire. Milton.
6. j:100 s fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless s causing fear or dread or terror