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wrathy

American  
[rath-ee, rah-thee, raw-thee] / ˈræθ i, ˈrɑ θi, ˈrɔ θi /

adjective

Informal.
wrathier, wrathiest
  1. wrathful; angry.


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Etymology

Origin of wrathy

An Americanism dating back to 1820–30; wrath + -y 1

Example Sentences

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The St. Louis Post-Dispatch urged its wrathy readers to write to President Roosevelt, who must make the formal appointment of Hannegan.

From Time Magazine Archive

At Melbourne, Australia, cinema censors grew wrathy at a preliminary showing of The Big Parade.

From Time Magazine Archive

Soprano Frida Leider, singing Br�nnhilde, had sunk limply to the ground, crushed by Wotan's wrathy reprimand.

From Time Magazine Archive

The subjects, of course, run to delicate, serene Buddhas and wrathy temple guards, and they are delightful.

From Time Magazine Archive

She might have got wrathy and backed out at the last minute.

From Marjorie Dean, High School Junior by Lester, Pauline

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