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wroth |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Wroth \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 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: wroth adj : vehemently incensed and condemnatory; "they trembled before the wrathful queen"; "but wroth as he was a short struggle ended in reconciliation" [syn: {wrathful}, {wrothful}]
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