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1.
angry; wrathful (usually used predicatively): He was wroth to see the damage to his home.
2.
stormy; violent; turbulent: the wroth sea.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English; Old English wrāth; cognate with Dutch wreed cruel, Old Norse reithr angry; akin to writhe
before 900; Middle English; Old English wrāth; cognate with Dutch wreed cruel, Old Norse reithr angry; akin to writhe
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Wroth
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wroth
O.E. wrað, "angry" (lit. "tormented, twisted), from P.Gmc. *wraithaz (cf. O.Fris. wreth "evil," O.S. wred, M.Du. wret, Du. wreed "cruel," O.H.G. reid, O.N. reiðr "angry, offended"), from PIE *wreit- "to turn" (see wreath). Rare or obs. from early 16c. to mid-19c.,
EXPANDbut somewhat revived since, esp. in dignified writing, or this exchange:
COLLAPSE
Secretary: "The Dean is furious. He's waxing wroth."
Quincy Adams Wagstaf [Groucho]: "Is Roth out there too? Tell Roth to wax the Dean for a while."
["Horse Feathers," 1932]
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