Dire (dīr),
a. [Compar.
Direr (?); superl. 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.
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