Letters that make direful
d, e, f, l, r, i, u are letters that make 'direful'
Words within direful
re, Ful, IR, ref, ireful, dire, ire, Re, Ir are words within 'direful'
d, e, f, l, r, i, u are letters that make 'direful'
re, Ful, IR, ref, ireful, dire, ire, Re, Ir are words within 'direful'
1 possible definitions for 'direful'
Under this definition, direful is an adjective and has the following properties:
fearful, awful, dire, dread(a), dreaded, dreadful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible have the same meaning as 'direful'
awfulness, dreadfulness, horridness, terribleness, apprehensiveness, apprehension, dread are derivatives of 'direful'.
alarming is similar to direful.
"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"