dire|ful

dire|ful
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. 2012.

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  • 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|ness — 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 — 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|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

  • 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|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

  • 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

  • direful — dire·ful …   English syllables

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