DIREFUL

• (adj.) causing fear or dread or terror

  "the awful war", "an awful risk", "dire news", "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked", "the dread presence of the headmaster", "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was", "a dreadful storm", "a fearful howling", "horrendous explosions shook the city", "a terrible curse"

  synonyms : awful , horrific , horrendous , frightening , fearsome , fearful , dreadful , dreaded , dread , dire , terrible

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.

•   Add   Mnemonic      Origin      Usage      Flickr-Image      Comment
•   To add this word to Your wordlists click here
•   Click here to view photos related to this word from
•   http://www.mnemonicdictionary.com/word/direful