wrathfully
1
7.3
- adverb
- /ˈræθfəl li/
- Literature
:
con ira
- "Feldman!" Kostas said wrathfully.
Examples
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The crowd reacted wrathfully when they heard the unfair decision made by the judges.
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Let's kill him boldly, but not wrathfully.
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Casey put another log on the fire without being asked, looking relaxed and altogether too much at home, Jazz thought wrathfully.
Fiction book (1990) -
He can become quite physical. "The brute beats her," Meg said wrathfully.
Fiction book (1992) -
As Abogin cries and opens his heart to the doctor "with perfect sincerity," Kirillov notices the luxurious surroundings, the violoncello case that bespeaks higher cultural status, and reacts wrathfully.
Blog text (17) -
She shouted wrathfully at her brother for breaking her favorite vase.
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He stared wrathfully at the driver who cut him off in traffic.
Synonyms
58
1.0
In a way that shows anger
38
3.0
In a very angry and energetic way
12
5.6
In a very strong and angry way
3
8.7
In an angry and hurtful way
3
5.1
In a way that shows strong feelings, often anger
2
7.6
In an angry and unfriendly way that shows you want to fight
1
8.2
Saying or doing things with very strong anger and hate toward someone
1
9.9
In a very harsh and angry way that hurts people
In a very strong, angry, or violent way
Reacting in a sudden, angry way
In a very angry or very active way
In a way that shows extreme anger or a dark blue-gray color
In an angry, aggressive way that rejects other people's ideas
In a bitter, angry way during a disagreement
Antonyms
How Angry
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Wrathfully comes from wrath ('very strong anger') plus the parts -ful ('full of') and -ly ('in this way'). So, to act wrathfully is to do something as if you are 'full of' strong anger, like glaring or slamming a door.