adj. 1 having terrible consequences; 2 urgent or desperate
They were in dire need of food.
They were in dire need of food.
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Why had Solly's condition become so dire when he had equine flu?
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urgent; desperate; terrible
noncrucial;noncritical
1 syllables
dire
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