direly

Adverb

Meaning

In a dire manner.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

commonly barely badly critically adversely desperately cheaply appalling acutely horribly destructively awfully grimly dreadfully deplorably

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Antonyms

fully greatly extensively freely everywhere adequately

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ridley

Examples

The violinist in my son’s chamber group is direly overscheduled, in a way that’s typical of a kid at a prestigious school these days. Source: Internet

We had a lot of guys doing some good blocking after we got interceptions and we had guys doing some good running, so those were very nice plays and direly needed in a game that went into overtime." Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

direful direfully direfulness dirempt diremption direness