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ireful

ireful

9.9
Feeling very angry and showing that anger in words or actions
  • adjective
  • /ˈaɪərfəl/
  • Archaic
translation icon : iracundo
  • Her ireful remarks left everyone feeling uneasy.

Examples

  • The judge spoke in an ireful tone that silenced the entire courtroom.

  • She gave him an ireful look after the argument.

  • He wrote an ireful letter to the editor, demanding immediate action.

  • His ireful response shocked everyone in the room.

  • He was so ireful when he discovered that his hard work had been ignored.

  • The manager's ireful reaction to the news shocked everyone in the office.

  • After the unfair decision, the players were left feeling ireful and frustrated.

Synonyms

angry
vsireful
1.0

Feeling very annoyed or upset

is intense feeling with emphasis on being exceptionally strong
furious
vsireful
238 3.0

Very angry and ready to shout or complain

is equally strong but may not show violent behaviour
irate
vsireful
23 5.3

Very angry and showing it

is strong feeling that fits everyday use, not mainly formal
livid
vsireful
19 5.5

Very angry and hard to calm

is intense feeling without focusing on physical appearance
exasperated
vsireful
18 4.4

Very annoyed and impatient because something is difficult or not working

is stronger intense anger rather than mere annoyance or frustration
wrathful
vsireful
  • Literature
4 7.3

Full of very strong anger that shows on the face or in actions

is strong feeling but not necessarily moral or condemnatory
rageful
vsireful
1 4.8

Feeling very angry and likely to shout or lose control

is intense feeling but without the suggestion of burning rage
infuriated
vsireful
1 4.5

Feeling very angry because someone treated you unfairly

is raw intense feeling rather than a build up from provocation
mad as a meat axe
vsireful
  • Archaic
1 9.9

Very angry and acting without thinking

is intense feeling without the wild or irrational implication
enraged
vsireful
4.1

Very angry and likely to act violently

is intense anger focused on feeling rather than action
incensed
vsireful
  • Formal
6.2

Very angry because of something unfair or wrong

is intense feeling more generally, not tied to injustice
8.8

Very angry and unable to control your words or actions

is intense anger without implying loss of physical control
wrothful
vsireful
  • Archaic
9.9

Very angry and showing strong disapproval

is modern intense feeling without archaic or literary tone
angered
vsireful
2.5

Feeling very furious because someone did something unfair or rude

is intense anger as a state, not only caused by an event
aggravated
vsireful
5.5

Feeling more angry or annoyed because of something

is strong anger itself, not the process of being provoked
angry as a wet hen
vsireful
  • UK
9.9

Feeling very angry and upset

is literal intense feeling and not a colorful or humorous image
mad as hops
vsireful
  • Archaic
9.9

Feeling very angry and showing it

is intense anger stated plainly rather than as a colloquial phrase

Antonyms

735 1.0

Not showing strong feelings and being very still

428 1.0

Calm and quiet, without noise or trouble

38 3.9

Calm and peaceful, not showing worry or strong feelings

How Angry

enraged
4.1
ireful
  • Archaic
9.9
angry
1.0
annoyed
77 1.0

Surface Forms

ireful positive

Morphology

ireful = ire (transparent) = ire + ful

Clear combination of the noun 'ire' (anger) and the productive suffix '-ful' meaning 'full of', yielding 'full of anger'.

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.