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wrothful

wrothful

9.9
Very angry and showing strong disapproval
  • adjective
  • /ˈrɔːθfəl/
  • Archaic
translation icon : airado
  • She delivered a wrothful speech that left everyone silent in the hall.

Examples

  • His wrothful gaze made the soldiers tremble with fear.

  • The wrothful king banished those who disobeyed his command.

  • The wrothful king ordered the execution of the traitor.

  • She spoke in a wrothful tone after hearing the news.

  • His wrothful gaze made the soldiers tremble with fear.

  • The wrothful king ordered the execution of the traitor.

  • She delivered a wrothful speech that left everyone silent in the hall.

Synonyms

wrathful
vswrothful
  • Literature
4 7.3

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

is archaic or literary and even more vehement and condemnatory
rageful
vswrothful
1 4.8

Feeling very angry and likely to shout or lose control

is more condemnatory and used in old or literary language
wroth
vswrothful
  • Archaic
1 9.9

Being very angry and blaming someone for what they did

is a stronger, more vehement and condemnatory expression
raging
vswrothful
1 3.9

Very strong and intense, often violent and out of control

is narrower, focusing on vehement anger that blames and condemns
enraged
vswrothful
4.1

Very angry and likely to act violently

is more condemnatory and archaic in tone than this term
ireful
vswrothful
  • Archaic
9.9

Feeling very angry and showing that anger in words or actions

is more formal and condemning in tone and often literary

Antonyms

calm
735 1.0

Not showing strong feelings and being very still

peaceful
428 1.0

Calm and quiet, without noise or trouble

How Angry

enraged
4.1
wrothful
  • Archaic
9.9
furious
238 3.0
angry
∞ 1.0
annoyed
77 1.0

Surface Forms

wrothful positive

Morphology

wrothful = wroth (transparent) = wroth + ful

Formed by straightforward suffixation: 'wroth' + '-ful' = 'full of wrath'; the meaning is directly predictable, though both words are archaic/literary.

Etymology

The word wrothful comes from an old English word wroth, which means 'angry' and is the same root as wrath. So to be wrothful is to be full of 'wrath' or very 'angry'.