Associations to the word «Direful»
Noun
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Wiktionary
DIREFUL, adjective. Fearful, terrible.
Dictionary definition
DIREFUL, adjective. 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".
Wise words
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and content according to the circumstances and time in which
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