dire warnings
1dire — [daıə US daır] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: dirus] 1.) extremely serious or terrible ▪ warnings of dire consequences that often don t come true ▪ The country is in dire need of food aid. ▪ The situation looked dire. 2.) be in dire… …
2dire — [ daır ] adjective 1. ) very severe or serious: News reports portray the situation as dire. in dire need: Refugees are arriving in dire need of food and medical attention. in dire straits (=in a very bad situation): The farming industry in this… …
3dire — UK [ˈdaɪə(r)] / US [daɪr] adjective Word forms dire : adjective dire comparative direr superlative direst 1) very severe or serious News reports portray the situation as dire. in dire need: Refugees are arriving in dire need of food and medical… …
4dire — adjective 1) the dire economic situation Syn: terrible, dreadful, appalling, frightful, awful, atrocious, grim, alarming; grave, serious, disastrous, calamitous, ruinous, hopeless, irretrievable, wretched, desperate …
5dire — adj. 1 a calamitous, dreadful (in dire straits). b ominous (dire warnings). 2 urgent (in dire need). Derivatives: direly adv. direness n. Etymology: L dirus …
6dire — [ˈdaɪə] adj very severe, serious, or bad dire warnings[/ex] …
7warning — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ dire, grim, ominous, stark (esp. BrE), stern, strong ▪ There were dire warnings about the dangers of watching too much TV. ▪ repeated …
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9literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
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