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• dire — adjective (direr; direst) Etymology: Latin dirus; akin to Greek deinos terrifying, Sanskrit dveṣṭi he hates Date: 1565 1. a. exciting horror < dire suffering > b. dismal …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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• dire´ness — dire «dyr», adjective, dir|er, dir|est. causing great fear or suffering; dreadful: »the dire consequences of a nuclear war, dire necessity. Dire was the noise of conflict (Shakespeare). ╂[< Latin dīrus] …   Useful english dictionary

• dire´ly — dire «dyr», adjective, dir|er, dir|est. causing great fear or suffering; dreadful: »the dire consequences of a nuclear war, dire necessity. Dire was the noise of conflict (Shakespeare). ╂[< Latin dīrus] …   Useful english dictionary

• dire — [[t]daɪər[/t]] adj. dir•er, dir•est 1) causing or involving great fear or suffering; terrible 2) indicating trouble, disaster, or the like: dire predictions[/ex] 3) urgent; desperate: in dire need[/ex] • Etymology: 1560–70; < L dīrus fearful,… …   From formal English to slang

• dire — direly, adv. direness, n. /duyeur/, adj., direr, direst. 1. causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible: a dire calamity. 2. indicating trouble, disaster, misfortune, or the like: dire predictions about the stock market. 3.… …   Universalium

• dire — /ˈdaɪə / (say duyuh) adjective (direr, direst) 1. causing or attended with great fear or suffering; dreadful; awful: a dire calamity. –phrase 2. in dire straits, in extreme difficulty; in danger. {Latin dīrus fearful, portentous, ill boding}… …  

• plighted lovers — suffering lovers, lovers who are in a dire situation (like Romeo and Juliet) …   English contemporary dictionary

• literature — /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.… …   Universalium

• Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… …   Universalium

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