dire (d r)adj. dir·er, dir·est 1. Warning of or having dreadful or terrible consequences; calamitous: a dire economic forecast; dire threats. 2. Urgent; desperate: in dire need; dire poverty. [Latin d rus, fearsome, terrible; akin to Greek deinos.]dire  ly adv.dire ness n. |
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