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
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