- Inspiring dread; terrible.
- Foreshadowing evil or disaster; ominous.
direfulness dire'ful·ness n.
Dictionary:
dire·ful (dīr'fəl) ![]() |
| Thesaurus: direful |
adjective
| Antonyms: direful |
Definition: fearful; horrible
Antonyms: good, nice
| WordNet: direful |
The adjective has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
causing fear or dread or terror
Synonyms: awful, dire, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible
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