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WROTH
wrathful, wroth, wrothful
(adjective) vehemently incensed and condemnatory; “they trembled before the wrathful queen”; “but wroth as he was, a short struggle ended in reconciliation”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
wroth (comparative more wroth, superlative most wroth)
Full of anger; wrathful.
Anagrams
• -worth, Worth, throw, whort, worth
Source: Wiktionary
Wroth, a. Etym: [OE. wroth, wrap, AS. wraedh wroth, crooked, bad; akin to wriedhan to writhe, and to OS. wreedhangry, D. wreed cruel, OHG. reid twisted, Icel. reiedhr angry, Dan. & Sw. vred. See Writhe, and cf. Wrath.]
Definition: Full of wrath; angry; incensed; much exasperated; wrathful. "Wroth to see his kingdom fail." Milton. Revel and truth as in a low degree, They be full wroth [i. e., at enmity] all day. Chaucer. Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell. Gen. iv. 5.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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