direness
- a word derived from dire.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The new information lends texture to the direness of that situation, perhaps more useful to future historians than current military planners.
From Washington Post • Apr. 10, 2023
Case managers also have opportunities to press for housing for people when they feel the survey score isn’t properly reflecting the direness of their situation.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2023
“The direness of the situation cannot be overstated, and there is no obfuscating press statement, briefing, or address that can hide where responsibility lies,” the lawmakers said.
From Washington Times • Aug. 18, 2021
That warranted an extremely critical fire weather alert by the National Weather Service, which was really an understatement for the direness of the situation.
From Slate • Nov. 16, 2018
This was no evil, if true; but who can calculate the direness of that calamity which shall turn us into a nation of smatterers.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4. by
