- 1. superl. Ill-boding; portentous; as, dire omens. Source: opted
- 2. superl. Evil in great degree; dreadful; dismal; horrible; terrible; lamentable. Source: opted
- 3. adj. fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless Source: wordnet
- 4. adj. causing fear or dread or terror Source: wordnet
- 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. Source: webster
- 6. j:100 s fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless s causing fear or dread or terror Source: ecdict
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