Meaning & use
wrathful
Filled with intense anger; showing or feeling extreme fury and rage.
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The king's wrathful reaction to the betrayal frightened even his closest advisors.
She sent a wrathful email after discovering the company had overcharged her twice.
A note on using this word
Wrathful is a strong, somewhat literary word, often reserved for dramatic or biblical contexts rather than everyday annoyance.
Words with a similar meaning
furiousirate
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Words with an opposite meaning
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