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wrathful

[ rath-fuhl, rahth- or, especially British, rawth- ]
/ ˈræθ fəl, ˈrɑθ- or, especially 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.

SYNONYMS FOR wrathful

1 irate, furious, raging, incensed, enraged.
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Origin of wrathful

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

OTHER WORDS FROM wrathful

Words nearby wrathful

wrapt, wrap-up, wrasse, wrastle, wrath, wrathful, wrathy, wreak, wreak havoc, wreath, wreathe
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Words related to wrathful

beside oneself, displeased, enraged, furious, heated, incensed, indignant, infuriated, irate, mad, raging, ireful, on the warpath, storming

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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, adverbwrathfulness, noun
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