dire

sosai, matuƙa, na ƙwarai, mai wuya

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• IPA: en or /ˈdaɪ̯ə(ɹ)/

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Adjective

Positive dire

Comparative more dire

Superlative most dire

1. Requiring action to prevent bad consequences: urgent, pressing.
   • Synonym: desperate

   My Lord, indeed I am in dire need of whatever good thing you may send me
   Ya Ubangijina! Lalle ne, ga kowane abin da ka saukar zuwa gare ni na alheri, ƙwarai ni mai bukatar abin ne. --Qur'an 28:24

2. Warning of bad consequences: ill-boding; portentous.

   dire omens

3. Expressing bad consequences: dreadful; dismal

   Under such dire circumstances, what could Peter’s fellow Christians do?
   A irin wannan yanayi mai wuya, mene ne ’yan’uwan Bitrus Kiristoci za su yi?