direful

direful is a 7-letter English word with 2 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Dire; dreadful; terrible; calamitous; woeful; as, a direful fiend; a direful day. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 13 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Dire; dreadful; terrible; calamitous; woeful; as, a direful fiend; a direful day.
2. adjective. causing fear or dread or terror

   "the awful war"

   "an awful risk"

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

Synonyms

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

Common word forms

direfully, direfulness

Words from these letters

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