irate
[ ahy-reyt, ahy-reyt ]
/ aɪˈreɪt, ˈaɪ reɪt /
adjective
angry; enraged: an irate customer.
arising from or characterized by anger: an irate letter to the editor.
Origin of irate
OTHER WORDS FROM irate
i·rate·ly, adverb i·rate·ness, noun non·i·rate, adjective non·i·rate·ly, adverbExample sentences from the Web for irately
British Dictionary definitions for irately
irate
/ (aɪˈreɪt) /
adjective
incensed with anger; furious
marked by extreme anger
an irate letter
Derived forms of irate
irately, adverbWord Origin for irate
C19: from Latin
īrātus enraged, from
īrascī to be angry