ireful

ire·ful

[ahyuhr-fuhl]
adjective
1.
full of intense anger; wrathful.
2.
easily roused to anger; irascible.

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English; see ire, -ful

ire·ful·ly, adverb
ire·ful·ness, noun
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ire (aɪə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
literary anger; wrath
 
[C13: from Old French, from Latin īra]
 
'ireful
 
adj
 
'irefully
 
adv
 
'irefulness
 
n
 
'ireless
 
adj

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