direful

dire·ful

D0245700 (dīr′fəl)adj.1. Inspiring dread; terrible.2. Foreshadowing evil or disaster; ominous.

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dire′ful·ly adv.dire′ful·ness n.

dire•ful

(ˈdaɪ^ər fəl)

adj. 1. dreadful; awful; terrible. 2. indicating trouble: direful forecasts. [1575–85]

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

direful - causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse"dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, terrible, awful, dire, horrific, fearfulalarming - frightening because of an awareness of danger

direful

adjective1. Causing or able to cause fear:appalling, dire, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, formidable, frightful, ghastly, redoubtable, scary, terrible, tremendous.2. Portending future disaster:apocalyptic, apocalyptical, baneful, dire, fateful, fire-and-brimstone, grave, hellfire, ominous, portentous, unlucky.