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[ForAllThings] Dictionary Scoop: Word Challenge (5/17/2025): Dire


 

An alarming word.
"You scored 9 out of 10 points"
Mary
Live long and prosper

On Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 11:14:18 PM CDT, Mary Landers via groups.io <maryeland@...> wrote:


dire

/da?(?)r/
adjective

1.?dire:?(of a situation or event) extremely serious or urgent
"dire consequences"

2.?dire:?(of a warning or threat) presaging disaster
"dire warnings about breathing the fumes"



Mary
Live long and prosper