irately
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6.8
- adverb
- /aɪˈreɪtli/
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airadamente
- I interrupted the teacher, who was slurring a delightful anecdote about a hostile beating his wife to death with a frozen monkey, and irately asked him, "Is that lemonade?"
Examples
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But she kept talking irately to someone on the other end of the line.
Fiction book (1999) -
[Sighs irately]
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Back in D.C., Brody irately tells Roya (Zuleikha Robinson) he wants out.
Blog text (31) -
She spoke irately after hearing the frustrating news about her application.
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The customer complained irately about the poor service he received at the restaurant.
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He responded irately when he realized that his suggestion was ignored.
Synonyms
58
1.0
In a way that shows anger
44
2.8
In a harsh, angry way when speaking to someone
8
4.1
In an annoyed or impatient way
7
5.0
In an angry way because something seems unfair
2
7.6
In an angry and unfriendly way that shows you want to fight
1
7.6
In a short angry way that shows you are annoyed
1
5.1
In a sharp, rude way that shows sarcasm
1
7.2
In an annoyed way that shows you are very tired of something
1
7.3
In a very angry way
1
7.8
To act in an annoyed or offended way
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8.1
In a sharp, hurtful way when criticizing someone
In an annoyed and impatient way
In an angry way that shows someone gets annoyed easily
In an angry, sharp way that shows someone is annoyed
In a bad-tempered, easily annoyed way
In an angry and unpleasant way that shows annoyance
In a bitter, angry way during a disagreement
In a sharp, bitter way that hurts people with words
In a harsh, rude way that upsets people when speaking or acting
Antonyms
How Angry
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Irately comes from the Latin word ira, which means 'anger', and shares the same root as the English word ire. So to act irately is to behave 'with anger' or in an angry way.