DIREFUL


Meaning of DIREFUL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdī(-ə)r-fəl ]

adjective

Date: 1565

1. : dreadful

direful war began again — Charles Dickens

2. : ominous

• dire·ful·ly -fə-lē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.