wrathful

[ rath-fuhl, rahth- or, esp. British, rawth- ]

/ ˈræθ fəl, ˈrɑθ- or, esp. British, ˈrɔθ- /

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adjective

very angry; ireful; full of wrath: They trembled before the wrathful queen.

characterized by or showing wrath: wrathful words.

Origin of wrathful

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at wrath, -ful

SYNONYMS FOR wrathful

1 irate, furious, raging, incensed, enraged.

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OTHER WORDS FROM wrathful

wrath·ful·ly, adverb wrath·ful·ness, noun un·wrath·ful, adjective un·wrath·ful·ly, adverb

un·wrath·ful·ness, noun

Words nearby wrathful

wrapround, wrapt, wrasse, wrastle, wrath, wrathful, wrathy, wreak, wreak havoc, wreath, wreathe

Example sentences from the Web for wrathful

A wrathful market, like a wrathful god, keeps moral order in the universe.

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War begun by the spirit of wrathful revenge is hard to stop, or even alter.

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It was almost six o'clock when, hungry and wrathful, he thrust his latch-key into the door of his four-room flat.

The Walking Delegate |Leroy Scott
Of all the wrathful settlers the most furious was Brace Timmins.

Kings in Exile |Sir Charles George Douglas Roberts

Still the son remained as unmoving as bronze while his eyes sustained unflinchingly the wrathful gaze of a patriarchal order.

When 'Bear Cat' Went Dry |Charles Neville Buck
The law was final to his mind; but it did not satisfy his wrathful questioning heart.

In the Heart of a Fool |William Allen White
He sent her a wrathful glance, but laid aside his hat with much dignity.

Egholm and his God |Johannes Buchholtz

British Dictionary definitions for wrathful

wrathful

/ (ˈrɒθfʊl) /

adjective

full of wrath; raging or furious

resulting from or expressing wrath

Also (informal): wrathy

Derived forms of wrathful

wrathfully, adverb wrathfulness, noun

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wrathful

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