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wrathful

[rath-fuhl, rahth-, rawth-] / ˈræθ fəl, ˈrɑθ-, ˈrɔθ- /


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But Paige’s tragedy is that, for all her reforming zeal, she’s too wrathful to write the future.

From New York Times Jun. 22, 2023

When the journey of my life has reached its end, … may the peaceful and wrathful buddhas send out the power of their compassion and clear away the darkness of ignorance.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 27, 2023

“Despite his belief in sacrifice, renunciation and non-harm, the Mahatma became a wrathful, vengeful god in the tales of his acts, raining feces on a lawyer who defied his call for noncooperation,” Subin writes.

From Washington Post Jan. 28, 2022

She squeezed huge penalties out of Apple Inc. and Google, rousing wrathful tweets from U.S.

From Seattle Times Sep. 10, 2019

“My husband is often bad-tempered when he gets home, wrathful and grim of mind. He treats his guests badly,” the giantess warned them.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman




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