Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

direly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.51 in modern English

Syllables
dire-ly
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a dire manner

Etymology

Etymology tree English dire Middle English -ly English -ly English direly From dire + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more direly (comparative) most direly (superlative)

Questions

What does direly mean?
In a dire manner
Where does direly come from?
Etymology tree English dire Middle English -ly English -ly English direly From dire + -ly.

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