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wrath⋅ful

  [rath-fuhl, rahth- or, especially Brit., rawth-]
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–adjective
1. very angry; ireful; full of wrath: They trembled before the wrathful queen.
2. characterized by or showing wrath: wrathful words.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME; see wrath, -ful

Related forms:
wrath⋅ful⋅ly, adverb
wrath⋅ful⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. irate, furious, raging, incensed, enraged.
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wrath·ful   (rāth'fəl, räth'-)   
adj.  
  1. Full of wrath; fiercely angry.
  2. Proceeding from or expressing wrath: wrathful vengeance. See Synonyms at angry.
wrath'ful·ly adv., wrath'ful·ness n.
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Wrathful

Wrath"ful\, a. 1. Full of wrath; very angry; greatly incensed; ireful; passionate; as, a wrathful man.

2. Springing from, or expressing, wrath; as, a wrathful countenance. "Wrathful passions." --Sprat.

Syn: Furious; raging; indignant; resentful. -- Wrath"ful*ly, adv. -- Wrath"ful*ness, n.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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