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ireful

[ahyuhr-fuhl] / ˈaɪər fəl /
ADJECTIVE
furious
Synonyms
WEAK
bent bent out of shape beside oneself boiling browned off bummed out corybantic crazed demented desperate enraged fierce fit to be tied foaming at the mouth frantic frenetic frenzied fuming hacked hopping mad in a towering rage incensed infuriated insane irate irrational livid maddened maniac rabid rage raging smoking steamed unreasonable up in arms vehement vicious violent wrathful

Example Sentences

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It makes me ireful to think o’ them.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

He did not give back a step before her ireful figure.

From Counsel for the Defense by Chapman, Charles M.

"If I hadn't had the devil's own luck, I'd have been a rich man, instead of a beggar," answered the tramp, with a grim look and an ireful knitting of his black brows.

From Silver Pitchers: and Independence A Centennial Love Story by Alcott, Louisa May

"What are you here for?" said Miss, Fortune with an ireful face.

From The Wide, Wide World by Warner, Susan

Casting a somewhat ireful glance at "Noah o' Tim's," he launched out in his turn; and now he spoke in a serious tone, relinquishing the sarcasm which he found had not answered.

From Shirley by Brontë, Charlotte

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.