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Webster 1913 Edition

Dire

Dire

(dīr)
,
Adj.
[
Com
par.
Direr
(dīr′ẽr)
;
sup
erl.
Direst
.]
[L.
dirus
; of uncertain origin.]
1.
Ill-boding; portentous;
as,
dire
omens
.
2.
Evil in great degree; dreadful; dismal; horrible; terrible; lamentable.
Dire
was the tossing, deep the groans.
Milton.
Gorgons and hydras and chimeras
dire
.
Milton.

Webster 1828 Edition

Dire

DIRE

,
Adj.
[L.] Dreadful; dismal; horrible; terrible; evil in a great degree.
Dire was the tossing, deep the groans.

Definition 2024

diré

diré

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Catalan

Verb

diré

  1. first-person singular future indicative form of dir

Spanish

Verb

diré

  1. First-person singular (yo) future indicative form of decir.

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