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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Dire

/(dīr)/ · IPA /ˈdaɪ̯ə(ɹ)/
01 a. Ill-boding; portentous; as, dire omens.
  1. 1.
    Ill-boding; portentous; as, dire omens.
  2. 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.