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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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