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“direful”
direful (adjective), more direful, most direful
1. Pertaining to something that causes fear, great apprehension, or terror: The direful warnings of severe winds on the radio caused the farmers to fear for their crops that were ready to be harvested.
2. Relating to an awful or terrible situation: It was inspiring to note the positive attitudes of the people despite the most direful flooding of their community in more than a century.
2. A reference to trouble or a failure: The economist indicated direful forecasts for future investments.
2. Relating to an awful or terrible situation: It was inspiring to note the positive attitudes of the people despite the most direful flooding of their community in more than a century.
2. A reference to trouble or a failure: The economist indicated direful forecasts for future investments.