direfulness
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dire·ful
(dīr′fəl)adj.
1. Inspiring dread; terrible.
2. Foreshadowing evil or disaster; ominous.
dire′ful·ly adv.
dire′ful·ness n.
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direfulness
(ˈdaɪəfʊlnəs)n
literary or jocular the state or fact of being direful
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