Alike vs Dire - What's the difference?
alike | dire |
Having resemblance or similitude; similar; without difference.
In the same manner, form, or degree; in common; equally.
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*:Carried somehow, somewhither, for some reason, on these surging floods, were these travelers, of errand not wholly obvious to their fellows, yet of such sort as to call into query alike the nature of their errand and their own relations.
Warning of bad consequences: ill-boding; portentous.
Requiring action to prevent bad consequences: urgent, pressing.
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, title= Expressing bad consequences: dreadful; dismal; horrible; terrible; lamentable.
(label) Bad in quality, awful, terrible.
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As an adjective alike
is having resemblance or similitude; similar; without difference.As an adverb alike
is in the same manner, form, or degree; in common; equally.As a verb dire is
.alike
English
Alternative forms
* yliche (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)- The twins were alike .
Derived terms
* alikenessAdverb
(en adverb)Derived terms
* share and share alikeAnagrams
* *dire
English
Adjective
(en-adj)It's a gas, passage=One of the hidden glories of Victorian engineering is proper drains.
Norwich 4-2 Newcastle, passage=A second Norwich goal in four minutes arrived after some dire Newcastle defending. Gosling gave the ball away with a sloppy back-pass, allowing Crofts to curl in a cross that the unmarked Morison powered in with a firm, 12-yard header.}}