wroth

  • 1Wroth — Wroth, a. [OE. wroth, wrap, AS. wr[=a][eth] wroth, crooked, bad; akin to wr[=i][eth]an to writhe, and to OS. wr[=e][eth]angry, D. wreed cruel, OHG. reid twisted, Icel. rei[eth]r angry, Dan. & Sw. vred. See {Writhe}, and cf. {Wrath}.] Full of… …

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  • 2wroth|y — «RTH ee, ROTH », adjective, wroth|i|er, wroth|i|est. wrathful; angry: »I am writing letters, wrothy letters (New Yorker) …

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  • 3wroth — O.E. wrað angry (lit. tormented, twisted”), from P.Gmc. *wraithaz (Cf. O.Fris. wreth evil, O.S. wred, M.Du. wret, Du. wreed cruel, O.H.G. reid, O.N. reiðr angry, offended ), from PIE *wreit to turn (see …

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  • 4wroth — wroth; wroth·ful; …

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  • 5wroth — [rôth; ] chiefly Brit, [rōth] adj. [ME < OE wrath, bad, wroth < the pt. stem of writhan, to twist, WRITHE] Archaic angry; wrathful; incensed …

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  • 6wroth — [ raθ ] adjective LITERARY an old word meaning angry …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 7wroth — *angry, irate, indignant, wrathful, acrimonious, mad …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 8wroth — ► ADJECTIVE archaic ▪ angry. ORIGIN Old English, related to WRITHE(Cf. ↑writhe) …

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  • 9wroth — wrath, wrathful, wroth Wrath is an archaic or literary noun meaning ‘anger’, and is pronounced rawth or roth, or in AmE rath. Wrathful is the corresponding adjective meaning ‘angry’. Wroth is also an adjective, and is always used predicatively, i …

    Modern English usage

  • 10wroth — /rawth, roth/ or, esp. Brit., /rohth/, adj. 1. angry; wrathful (usually used predicatively): He was wroth to see the damage to his home. 2. stormy; violent; turbulent: the wroth sea. [bef. 900; ME; OE wrath; c. D wreed cruel, ON reithr angry;… …

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