dire
- adjective (adj)
Meaning: urgent crucial
Synonyms:
acute
burning
clamant
clamorous
climacteric
critical
crying
desperate
drastic
exigent
extreme
immoderate
imperative
importunate
instant
pressing
- adjective (adj)
Meaning: terrible, ominous
Synonyms:
afflictive
alarming
appalling
awful
black
calamitous
cataclysmic
catastrophic
cruel
deplorable
depressing
disastrous
dismal
distressing
dreadful
fearful
fierce
frightful
gloomy
grievous
grim
heartbreaking
horrible
horrid
lamentable
oppressing
portentous
redoubtable
regrettable
ruinous
scowling
shocking
terrific
ugly
unfortunate
woeful
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