wrathful
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The hurt and humiliation behind Hally’s eyes allow us to adopt Sam’s sympathetic attitude toward the boy, even as Beatty refuses to soften the character’s wrathful entitlement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026
A few scenes later, when Aang demands to be released so he can save the Northern Water Tribe, Bumi becomes wrathful.
From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2024
This is the embodiment of what linguistics professor George Lakoff called “the wrathful god.”
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 1, 2022
Though lifting even the tiniest shield causes Owl to fall backward, and he has “a habit of nodding off during the day,” his chivalry will charm even the most wrathful dragons among us.
From New York Times ● Jun. 24, 2022
In the photograph he was only sixteen years old, but he already looked wrathful and fierce.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
Vocabulary lists containing wrathful
Mad Infinitum: Synonyms for "Angry"
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To Kill a Mockingbird, Chapters 1–11
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Angry
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