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direness
dire D0243200 (dīr)adj. dir·er, dir·est 1. Warning of or having dreadful or terrible consequences; calamitous: a dire economic forecast; dire threats.2. Urgent; desperate: in dire need; dire poverty. [Latin dīrus, fearsome, terrible; akin to Greek deinos.] dire′ly adv.dire′ness n.IdiomsSeedire |