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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DIRENESS

n.Terribleness; horror; dismalness.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DIRENESS

Dire "ness, n. Etym: [Dire- + -ness. ]

 

Defn: Terribleness; horror; woefulness. Shak.