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Direly | Dire

Direly meaning

In a dire manner

Using Direly

  • The main meaning on this page is: In a dire manner
  • In the example corpus, direly often appears in combinations such as: direly needed.

Context around Direly

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 0 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

needed 1× need 1×

Sentence patterns with Direly

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

s most direly needed 1× time they direly need it 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

like a stealthy 1×

Common sentence endings:

direly need it 1× most direly needed 1×

Words around Direly

Just before it in the word index:

direk 2 directx 37 directwrite 2 directv 105 directtv 8 directstorage 4

Just after it in the word index:

direr 2 direst 6 diresta 4 diretso 2 direttissima 2 direwolves 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaai 6 aani 6 aarne 6 aarya 6 aasb 6 aasen 6

Corpus analysis for Direly

  • In this selection, "direly" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 25 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, needed and need stand out and add context to how "direly" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include s most direly needed and time they direly need it. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "direly" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with direly

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Like a stealthy D.I.Y. superhero, Jeff Rosenstock has a way of suddenly appearing when he’s most direly needed. (21 words)

One can be Mr. Shettima ’s critic, but one must admit that the governor is bringing the much needed development to communities at the time they direly need it. (29 words)

Longer example sentences

One can be Mr. Shettima ’s critic, but one must admit that the governor is bringing the much needed development to communities at the time they direly need it. (29 words)

Like a stealthy D.I.Y. superhero, Jeff Rosenstock has a way of suddenly appearing when he’s most direly needed. (21 words)

Example sentences (2)

Like a stealthy D.I.Y. superhero, Jeff Rosenstock has a way of suddenly appearing when he’s most direly needed.

One can be Mr. Shettima ’s critic, but one must admit that the governor is bringing the much needed development to communities at the time they direly need it.

Common combinations with direly

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "direly" in a sentence?
An example: "Like a stealthy D.I.Y. superhero, Jeff Rosenstock has a way of suddenly appearing when he’s most direly needed." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "direly" from authentic English texts.
What does "direly" mean?
Direly means: In a dire manner
How many example sentences with "direly" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "direly", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.