Letters that make dire
d, e, r, i are letters that make 'dire'
direr is a word created by adding a letter to 'dire'
2 possible definitions for 'dire'
Under this definition, dire is an adjective and has the following properties:
desperate has the same meaning as dire
critical is similar to dire.
"a desperate illness", "on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel"- G.C.Marshall, "a dire emergency"
Under this definition, dire is an adjective and has the following properties:
direful, fearful, awful, dread(a), dreaded, dreadful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible have the same meaning as 'dire'
awfulness, dreadfulness, horridness, terribleness, apprehensiveness, apprehension, dread are derivatives of 'dire'.
alarming is similar to dire.
"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"