ireful
- adjective
- /ˈaɪərfəl/
- Archaic
- Her ireful remarks left everyone feeling uneasy.
Examples
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The judge spoke in an ireful tone that silenced the entire courtroom.
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She gave him an ireful look after the argument.
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He wrote an ireful letter to the editor, demanding immediate action.
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His ireful response shocked everyone in the room.
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He was so ireful when he discovered that his hard work had been ignored.
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The manager's ireful reaction to the news shocked everyone in the office.
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After the unfair decision, the players were left feeling ireful and frustrated.
Synonyms
Feeling very annoyed or upset
Very angry and ready to shout or complain
Very angry and showing it
Very angry and hard to calm
Very annoyed and impatient because something is difficult or not working
Full of very strong anger that shows on the face or in actions
Feeling very angry and likely to shout or lose control
Feeling very angry because someone treated you unfairly
Very angry and acting without thinking
Very angry and likely to act violently
Very angry because of something unfair or wrong
Very angry and unable to control your words or actions
Very angry and showing strong disapproval
Feeling very furious because someone did something unfair or rude
Feeling more angry or annoyed because of something
Feeling very angry and upset
Feeling very angry and showing it
Antonyms
How Angry
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Ireful comes from the Latin word ira, which means 'anger' and is the same root you see in irate. So to be ireful is to be full of strong anger.