dire

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1. dire - Adjective

3. dire - Adjective Satellite

Ill-boding; portentous; as, dire omens.

Evil in great degree; dreadful; dismal; horrible; terrible; lamentable.

Source: Webster's dictionary

terrible desperate fearful frightening dreadful awful horrific fearsome dread dreaded horrendous direful dyer hellfire frightful

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brill golden good great successful capital

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dire news Source: Internet

a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked Source: Internet

the dread presence of the headmaster Source: Internet

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