direly

Meanings

• having great or extreme importance or urgency; very serious

  - "The situation is direly important, and immediate action is required."
  - "The doctor gave the patient a direly serious diagnosis, and the family was devastated."
  - "The fire department was called to a building fire that was direly urgent, and the firefighters worked tirelessly to extinguish the flames and save the lives of the occupants."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with direly
dreadfully , gravefully , heavily , horribly , severely

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Homophones

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1. darely
   

2. dearly
   

3. darely
   

4. darely
   

5. darely
   

6. darely
   

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Variants

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dire , direly , direness , direnesses , direr , direst

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Forms

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direly (adverb), direly (adjective), direly (idiom)

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Etymology

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Old English 'deorlic' meaning 'wild, fierce, cruel'. The term has been used throughout history to describe situations, conditions, or events that are serious, urgent, or critical.

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Related Concepts

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1. emergency: An unexpected and often dangerous situation that calls for immediate action.

2. critical condition: A serious and often life-threatening condition that requires immediate medical attention.

3. serious illness: A condition that is likely to be life-threatening or to result in permanent damage to an organ or body system.

4. urgent situation: A situation that requires immediate attention and action in order to prevent or minimize the negative consequences.

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Quotes

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1. The alleged threat posed by Yellowstone's 3,600 buffalo came from the fact that they carry brucella, a bacterium that cycles harmlessly enough in {it}Bison bison{/it} but has considerably more "dire" effects on cattle.

   - Christopher Ketcham,{it}Harper's{/it},June 2008

2. Whether one is a lowly farmer or an urban worker, a student, professional, or a member of the elite, a meal is not complete unless rice is served to accompany the main viand of pork, fish, chicken, beef, vegetables or in the most "dire" circumstances, dry fish or salt.

   - Georgina R. Encanto,{it}Food{/it},April 2000

3. All wild tigers are threatened with extinction, but Sumatran tigers are in especially "dire" straits because the world's zoos have only 235 of them in captive-breeding programs.

   - {it}Audubon{/it},November-December 1998

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Culture

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In various cultures, the term 'direly' has been used to describe situations, conditions, or events that are serious, urgent, or critical. For example, in medieval Europe, the term 'direly' was used to describe situations that were in a state of extreme danger or peril. In modern times, the term 'direly' has been used to describe situations, conditions, or events that are serious, urgent, or critical in various fields such as medicine, law, finance, and technology.

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