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direful

('d/aI//-/rf/@/l )

adjective (a)

Dire; dreadful; terrible; calamitous; woeful; as, a direful fiend; a direful day.(adjective)

source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

causing fear or dread or terror(adj.all)

Example:
A career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked.

Synonym:
awful, dire, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible

source: wordnet30

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