ireful
[ ahyuhr-fuhl ]
adjective
full of intense anger; wrathful.
easily roused to anger; irascible.
Origin of ireful
1Other words from ireful
- ire·ful·ly, adverb
- ire·ful·ness, noun
Words Nearby ireful
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How to use ireful in a sentence
If you can Bear this with patience, we must say you have not The bitterness of spleen, or ireful passions Familiar to women.
The Plays of Philip Massinger | Philip MassingerHe still made a jest of her remonstrance, trying the temper of the animal, and rejoicing in its dark flushes of ireful vigour.
The Shaving of Shagpat, Complete | George MeredithThere was the ireful consciousness that the narrow-gauge folks were giving him a raw deal on that dynamite matter.
Joan of Arc of the North Woods | Holman DayFascination is never so imperial as when, roused and half ireful, she threatens transformation to fierceness.
Shirley | Charlotte BrontThe maid retired, and the young man came in looking both ireful and stern.
Behind A Mask, Or A Woman's Power | A. M. Barnard
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