irateness
reɪt adjective
1.
angry; enraged: an irate customer.
2.
arising from or characterized by anger: an irate letter to the editor.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | incensed with anger; furious |
| 2. | marked by extreme anger: an irate letter |
| [C19: from Latin īrātus enraged, from īrascī to be angry] | |
| i'rately | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
irate
1838, from L. iratus "angry, enraged, violent, furious," pp. of irasci "grow angry," from ira "anger" (see ire).
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