Australian English Meaning of dire

dire

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Definitions and Meaning of dire in English

Wordnet

dire (s)

fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless

causing fear or dread or terror

Webster

dire (superl.)

Ill-boding; portentous; as, dire omens.

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

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dire

fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless, causing fear or dread or terrorIll-boding; portentous; as, dire omens., Evil in great degree; dreadful; dismal; ho

bleak,menacing,ominous,sinister,baleful,dark,darkening,depressing,depressive,desolate

benign,bright,favourable,golden,hopeful,promising,Auspicious,encouraging,auspicious,Prosperous

dirca palustris => Leatherwood, diradiation => radiation, dirac => Dirac, dipyridine => Dipyridine, dipyridil => Dipyridyl,