Sentence example with the word 'dire'

dire

abominable, blameworthy, deplorable, egregious, funest, horrific, lowering, pitiable, shabby, unclean, worthless

Definition adj. fraught with extreme danger

Last update: November 27, 2016


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To him the Reform Bill came as a dire calamity, and the repeal of the Corn Laws was an unpardonable atrocity.   [adverb]

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The crop side is in even more dire straits.   [adjective]

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His childhood was passed in dire poverty.   [Please select]

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din - dire - dismal