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wroth

[ rawth, roth or, especially British, rohth ]
/ rɔθ, rɒθ or, especially British, roʊθ /
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adjective
angry; wrathful (usually used predicatively): He was wroth to see the damage to his home.
stormy; violent; turbulent: the wroth sea.
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Origin of wroth

before 900; Middle English; Old English wrāth; cognate with Dutch wreed cruel, Old Norse reithr angry; akin to writhe

Words nearby wroth

wrong side of the tracks, wrong 'un, Wronskian, wrote, wrote the book on, wroth, wrought, wrought iron, wrought-up, W.R.S.S.R., wrung
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Words related to wroth

annoyed, enraged, exasperated, furious, incensed, indignant, infuriated, irritated, livid, angered, fuming, mad, piqued, provoked, riled, steamed, ticked off, up in arms, worked-up, wrathful

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British Dictionary definitions for wroth

wroth
/ (rəʊθ, rɒθ) /
adjective
archaic, or literary angry; irate

Word Origin for wroth

Old English wrāth; related to Old Saxon wrēth, Old Norse reithr, Old High German reid curly haired
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