ireful
Americanadjective
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full of intense anger; wrathful.
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easily roused to anger; irascible.
Other Word Forms
- irefully adverb
- irefulness noun
Etymology
Origin of ireful
Example Sentences
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It makes me ireful to think o’ them.
From Literature
But there," she continued irefully, "you may talk to a fool till you are dead and 'twill still be a fool!
From Project Gutenberg
In this ireful frame of mind, Mabel met the ladies of the Advisory Council.
From Project Gutenberg
But the other brake out in anger, for still was his wrath great, and irefully he spoke: "Even to such a plight hast thou thyself brought me!"
From Project Gutenberg
And so," she exclaimed, slamming the door, and irefully addressing Rachel, "and so your beggarly father has been and broke my china cup!
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