irate
angry; enraged: an irate customer.
arising from or characterized by anger: an irate letter to the editor.
Origin of irate
1Other words for irate
Opposites for irate
Other words from irate
- i·rate·ly, adverb
- i·rate·ness, noun
- non·i·rate, adjective
- non·i·rate·ly, adverb
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How to use irate in a sentence
This mom-to-be’s one irate gal, Two more hours in the birthin’ canal, I’ve known some infants in my day,Pulled ’em out to earn my pay,And every inch of the way I know,From uterus to what’s below …Breathe!
Style Invitational Week 1424: We Bee back — a neologism contest | Pat Myers | February 18, 2021 | Washington PostI once watched a man pitch his tent at the bottom of a hill during a deluge because he was irate that his girlfriend had outpaced him.
What It’s Like to Fall in Love on a Long Hike | Grayson Haver Currin | February 13, 2021 | Outside OnlineAs ads like that one increasingly dominate feeds, an irate community has grown on Facebook dedicated to reporting these scam ads whenever they appear.
Here's How Shopping Scams on Facebook Are Ripping Off Thousands of Customers, With the Money Flowing Overseas | Andrew R. Chow | December 19, 2020 | TimeInteractive Brokers isn’t alone in facing new, and newly irate, customers.
Pandemic-fueled day trading is overwhelming online brokers—and the traders are fuming | matthewheimer | December 9, 2020 | FortuneThis week, an especially irate group of parents in Fairfax — who call themselves “OpenFCPS” — sent a letter to the school board urging members to fire Superintendent Scott Brabrand over what they call his failure to reopen schools.
Virginia schools plan gradual reopening as evidence of online learning gap piles up | Hannah Natanson | December 4, 2020 | Washington Post
Somebodys been doing some tall lying, declared Wade irately.
The Gray Phantom's Return | Herman Landon"Tha'd be in a tight place, my fine chap, if I had my way," he flung forth irately.
T. Tembarom | Frances Hodgson BurnettHe and the Mistress watched the two irately mumbling intruders plod out of sight up the drive.
Lad: A Dog | Albert Payson TerhuneThe head of the Knickerbocker family turned irately in his chair and glared at his daughters.
The ghosts of their ancestors | Weymer Jay Mills"If I had hold of the creature that scared the horse, I'd mill him," cried Tom, irately.
A Noble Woman | Ann S. Stephens
British Dictionary definitions for irate
/ (aɪˈreɪt) /
incensed with anger; furious
marked by extreme anger: an irate letter
Origin of irate
1Derived forms of irate
- irately, adverb
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