dire´ful|ly — dire|ful «DYR fuhl», adjective. dire; dreadful; terrible: »direful news. One has no great hopes from Birmingham; I always say there is something direful in the sound (Jane Austen). –dire´ful|ly, adverb. –dire´ful|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
dire|ful — «DYR fuhl», adjective. dire; dreadful; terrible: »direful news. One has no great hopes from Birmingham; I always say there is something direful in the sound (Jane Austen). –dire´ful|ly, adverb. –dire´ful|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
ease´ful|ness — ease|ful «EEZ fuhl», adjective. giving ease; comfortable; soothing: »easeful Death (Keats). The daughter sees all this as a dire threat to her happy, easeful life with her father (Newsweek). –ease´ful|ly, adverb. –ease´ful|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
dread´ful|ness — dread|ful «DREHD fuhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. causing dread; terrible; fearful; awe inspiring: »The dragon was a dreadful creature. Death, be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful (John Donne). SYNONYM(S): dire, awful. 2 … Useful english dictionary
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
dire — dire; dire·ful; dire·ly; dire·ness; ar·thro·dire; cryp·to·dire; dire·ful·ly; dire·ful·ness; pleu·ro·dire; … English syllables
ful — aw·ful; beau·ti·ful; doubt·ful; dread·ful; faith·ful; ful·crum; ful·fill·ment; ful·go·rid; ful·mi·nate; gust·ful; hope·ful; mer·ci·ful; mer·ci·ful·ly; need·ful; pow·er·ful; stom·ach·ful; won·der·ful; af·fright·ful·ly; bale·ful·ly; bale·ful·ness;… … English syllables
ease´ful|ly — ease|ful «EEZ fuhl», adjective. giving ease; comfortable; soothing: »easeful Death (Keats). The daughter sees all this as a dire threat to her happy, easeful life with her father (Newsweek). –ease´ful|ly, adverb. –ease´ful|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
ease|ful — «EEZ fuhl», adjective. giving ease; comfortable; soothing: »easeful Death (Keats). The daughter sees all this as a dire threat to her happy, easeful life with her father (Newsweek). –ease´ful|ly, adverb. –ease´ful|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
dread|ful — «DREHD fuhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. causing dread; terrible; fearful; awe inspiring: »The dragon was a dreadful creature. Death, be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful (John Donne). SYNONYM(S): dire, awful. 2. very… … Useful english dictionary