Crossword clues for direness
direness
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Direness \Dire"ness\, n. [Dire- + -ness.]
Terribleness; horror; woefulness.
--Shak.
Wiktionary
n. The state or quality of being dire.
Usage examples of "direness".
If his expression did not convey the direness of his situation, it was because he had won.
And through it all there was a faint demonic laughter-Azzie's laughter as he sent peril after menace after direness after terror into the banquet hall.
The ancient men of the Council of Regents of Barkut had given him their confidence out of the direness of their need.
He watched the sweat break out on Sulu's forehead as his helmsman realized both the direness of the situation and the opportunity ahead of him.
I realize,” she added at the distressed arm-waves her request provoked, “that it is unseemly for a non-strata to give such a report, but given the direness of what has been discovered, I believe that the protocols should be relaxed in this instance.