DIRELY

Etymology

Adverb

direly (comparative more direly, superlative most direly)

In a dire manner

Anagrams

• Ridley, ridley

Source: Wiktionary


Dire"ly, adv.

Definition: In a dire manner. Drayton.

DIRE

Dire, a. [Compar. Direr; superl. Direst.] Etym: [L. dirus; of uncertain origin.]

1. Ill-boding; portentous; as, dire omens.

2. Evil in great degree; dreadful; dismal; horrible; terrible; lamentable. Dire was the tossing, deep the groans. Milton. Gorgons and hydras and chimeras dire. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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THEORETICAL

(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”


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