direfully

/ˈdaɪɝfəlli/ adv

In a direful manner.

Word Origin 'Dire' from Latin 'dirus' meaning fearful, ominous. Direfully means in a manner full of direness. The PIE root *dew- meant to fear, giving also 'dread' and 'deity' (originally awe-inspiring). So direfully is full of dread.

adv In a direful manner.

She looked direfully at the storm clouds gathering on the horizon.

(副词) 可怕地;恐怖地

她可怕地望着地平线上聚集的暴风云。

(adverbio) De manera terrible o funesta.

Miró con horror las nubes de tormenta que se acumulaban en el horizonte.

(adverbe) sinistrement; terriblement; lugubrement [D'une manière sinistre, terrible ou menaçante.]

Elle a observé direfully les nuages d'orage qui s'amoncelaient à l'horizon.

(Adverb) Auf eine schreckliche, unheilvolle oder bedrohliche Weise.

Sie blickte **direfully** auf die aufziehenden Gewitterwolken am Horizont.

(副詞) 恐ろしく;悲惨な様子で。

彼女は地平線に集まってくる嵐の雲を恐ろしい表情で見つめた。

(advérbio) sinistramente; aterradoramente; terrivelmente [De maneira terrível ou sinistro.]

Ela olhou com pavor para as nuvens de tempestade se formando no horizonte.

Word parts: dire + ful + ly

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