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dire

dire \'di-(*)r\ aj [L dirus; akin to Gk deinos terrible, Skt 
   dvessub-dot>ti] he hates 1a: exciting horror {~ suffering}  1b: DISMAL  2: 
   warning of disaster {a ~ forecast}  3a: desperately urgent {~ need}  3b: 
   EXTREME {~ poverty}  - dire.ly av