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Dire
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(superl.) Ill-boding; portentous; as, dire omens.
(2):
(superl.) Evil in great degree; dreadful; dismal; horrible; terrible; lamentable.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Dire'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/d/dire.html. 1828.