wrathy
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- wrathily adverb
Etymology
Origin of wrathy
Example Sentences
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The subjects, of course, run to delicate, serene Buddhas and wrathy temple guards, and they are delightful.
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Soprano Frida Leider, singing Br�nnhilde, had sunk limply to the ground, crushed by Wotan's wrathy reprimand.
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At Melbourne, Australia, cinema censors grew wrathy at a preliminary showing of The Big Parade.
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Roused by these wrathy words, the Japanese learned with satisfaction last week that Masanao Hanihara is likely soon to succeed Kentaro Ochiai as Japanese Ambassador to Italy.
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It disappeared utterly, and the sun set in a bank of wrathy, black clouds.
From Golden Days for Boys and Girls Volume XIII, No. 51: November 12, 1892 by Elverson, James
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