Meanings
adverbdirely (comparative more direly, superlative most direly)
comparative more direly · superlative most direly
- In a dire manner
Origin
Translations
Italian disastrosamente
- disastrosamentein a dire manner
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Cite this entry
APA
direly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/direly
MLA
“direly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/direly. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “direly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/direly.
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