{"id":"00654473-s","lexname":"adj.all","members":[{"lemma":"desperate","sense":{"id":"desperate%5:00:00:critical:03"},"pronunciation":[{"value":"ˈdɛsp(ə)ɹət","variety":"GB"}],"poskey":"a"},{"lemma":"dire","sense":{"id":"dire%5:00:00:critical:03"},"pronunciation":[{"value":"ˈdaɪ̯ə(ɹ)"}],"poskey":"a"}],"definition":["fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless"],"example":["a desperate illness",{"source":"G.C.Marshall","text":"on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel"},"a dire emergency"],"ili":"i3617","partOfSpeech":"s","similar":["00653599-a"]}