You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.
direr
comparative form of dire
• Rider, drier, reird, rider
Source: Wiktionary
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
18 June 2025
(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil
You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.