Dire and Deathly

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Dire adjective - Being or showing a sign of evil or calamity to come.

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Deathly and dire are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Deathly" instead an adjective "Dire".

Deathly adjective - Of, relating to, or suggestive of death.

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Dire and deathly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dire" instead an adjective "Deathly".

Nearby Word: death

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Deathly and Dire. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dire/deathly

Dire & Deathly. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/dire/deathly>.

Deathly or Dire. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dire/deathly.

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