wrathful

wrathful [rath-fuhl, rahth- or, esp. British, rawth-] SynonymsExamplesWord Origin adjective

1. very angry; ireful; full of wrath: They trembled before the wrathful queen.
2. characterized by or showing wrath: wrathful words.

Origin of wrathful Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at wrath, -ful Related formswrath·ful·ly, adverbwrath·ful·ness, nounun·wrath·ful, adjectiveun·wrath·ful·ly, adverbun·wrath·ful·ness, nounSynonyms for wrathful 1. irate, furious, raging, incensed, enraged. Examples from the Web for wrathfully Historical Examples of wrathfully

Why couldn’t they leave a fellow alone, I said wrathfully to myself.

The Harbor

Ernest Poole

The doctor straightened up and Roberto scowled at him wrathfully.

Ruth Fielding and the Gypsies

Alice B. Emerson

“Will you make my niece a prisoner,” he cried, wrathfully, for Dick had told him the story.

The Boy Land Boomer

Ralph Bonehill

“You are seeking perdition,” exclaimed the priest, wrathfully.

Rabbi and Priest

Milton Goldsmith

“I’d like to give him a lickin’,” said Jonathan, wrathfully, as they left the store.

The Telegraph Boy

Horatio Alger, Jr.

British Dictionary definitions for wrathfully wrathful adjective

1. full of wrath; raging or furious
2. resulting from or expressing wrath

Also (informal): wrathy Derived Formswrathfully, adverbwrathfulness, noun Word Origin and History for wrathfully wrathful adj.

c.1300, from wrath + -ful. Related: Wrathfully.