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ire

[ahyuhr]
–noun
intense anger; wrath.

Origin:
1250–1300; ME < OF < L īra anger


ireless, adjective


fury, rage, choler, spleen.

Ire.

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ire   (īr)   
n.  Anger; wrath. See Synonyms at anger.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin īra; see eis- in Indo-European roots.]
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