DIREST

Adjective

direst

superlative form of dire: most dire

Anagrams

• Stride, disert, dister, driest, drites, redist, ridest, stride

Source: Wiktionary


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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