What does direful mean?
Definitions for direful
ˈdaɪər fəldire·ful
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Princeton's WordNet
awful, dire, direful, dread(a), dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terribleadjective
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"
Wiktionary
direfuladjective
inspiring fear; fearful, terrible
Quotation
direfuladjective
portending disaster; portentous; ominous
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Direfuladjective
This word is frequent among the poets, but has been censured as not analogical; all other words compounded with full consisting of a substantive and full, Dire; dreadful; dismal.
Point of spear it never piercen would,
Ne dint of direful sword, divide the substance could. Fa. Qu.But yet at last, whereas the direful fiend,
She saw not stir, off shaking vain affright,
She nigher drew, and saw that joyous end;
Then God she pray’d, and thank’d her faithful knight. Fa. Qu.Direful hap betide that hated wretch
That makes us wretched by the death of thee. William Shakespeare, K. Rich.The voice of God himself speaks in the heart of men, whether they understand it or no; and by secret intimations gives the sinner a foretaste of that direful cup, which he is like to drink more deeply of hereafter. Robert South, Serm.
I curs’d the direful author of my woes:
’Twas told again, and thence my ruin rose. Dryden.The wrath of Peleus’ son, the direful spring
Of all the Grecian woes, O goddess, sing. Alexander Pope.
ChatGPT
direful
Direful refers to something extremely dreadful, terrible, calamitous or causing great fear or suffering. It generally refers to situations or events that are horrifying or disastrous.
Webster Dictionary
Direfuladjective
dire; dreadful; terrible; calamitous; woeful; as, a direful fiend; a direful day
Etymology: [Dire + -ful.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of direful in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of direful in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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