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direful

[dahyuhr-fuhl]

dire·ful

[dahyuhr-fuhl]
adjective
1.
dreadful; awful; terrible.
2.
indicating trouble: direful forecasts.

Origin:
1575–85; dire + -ful

dire·ful·ly, adverb
dire·ful·ness, noun
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Direful is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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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" 
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