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direr definition
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Overview of adj dire The adj dire has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. desperate, dire -- (fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless; "a desperate illness"; "on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel"- G.C.Marshall; "a dire emergency") 2. awful, dire, direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible -- (causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse") Antonyms of adj dire 2 senses of dire Sense 1 desperate, dire INDIRECT (VIA critical) -> noncritical, noncrucial Sense 2 awful, dire, direful, dread(postnominal), dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible INDIRECT (VIA alarming) -> unalarming Similarity of adj dire 2 senses of dire Sense 1 desperate, dire => critical (vs. noncritical) Sense 2 awful, dire, direful, dread(postnominal), dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible => alarming (vs. unalarming) Attributes of adj dire Familiarity of adj dire dire used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj dire dire direct directed directing directional directionless directive direful Overview of adj dire The adj dire has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. desperate, dire -- (fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless; "a desperate illness"; "on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel"- G.C.Marshall; "a dire emergency") 2. awful, dire, direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible -- (causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse")
direr definition
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