Wrathful — Wrath ful, a. 1. Full of wrath; very angry; greatly incensed; ireful; passionate; as, a wrathful man. [1913 Webster] 2. Springing from, or expressing, wrath; as, a wrathful countenance. Wrathful passions. Sprat. [1913 Webster] Syn: Furious;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wrathful — (adj.) c.1300, from WRATH (Cf. wrath) + FUL (Cf. ful). Related: Wrathfully … Etymology dictionary
wrathful — irate, indignant, *angry, mad, wroth, acrimonious Analogous words: infuriated, incensed, enraged (see ANGER vb) Contrasted words: *forbearing, tolerant, clement, lenient, indulgent, merciful … New Dictionary of Synonyms
wrathful — [adj] very angry beside oneself, displeased, enraged, furious, heated, incensed, indignant, infuriated, irate, ireful, mad, on the warpath*, raging, storming; concept 403 Ant. happy, pleased … New thesaurus
wrathful — ► ADJECTIVE literary ▪ full of or characterized by intense anger. DERIVATIVES wrathfully adverb … English terms dictionary
wrathful — [rathfəl, räthfəl] adj. 1. full of wrath; intensely angry 2. resulting from, characterized by, or expressing wrath wrathfully adv. wrathfulness n … English World dictionary
wrathful — wrathfully, adv. wrathfulness, n. /rath feuhl, rahth / or, esp. Brit., /rawth /, adj. 1. very angry; ireful; full of wrath: They trembled before the wrathful queen. 2. characterized by or showing wrath: wrathful words. [1250 1300; ME; see WRATH,… … Universalium
wrathful — wrath•ful [[t]ˈræθ fəl, ˈrɑθ [/t]] esp. brit. [[t]ˈrɔθ [/t]] adj. 1) extremely angry; enraged 2) characterized by or showing wrath: wrathful words[/ex] • Etymology: 1250–1300 wrath′ful•ly, adv. wrath′ful•ness, n … From formal English to slang
wrathful — /ˈrɒθfəl/ (say rothfuhl) adjective 1. full of wrath, very angry, or ireful. 2. characterised by or showing wrath: wrathful words. –wrathfully, adverb –wrathfulness, noun …
Wrathful deities — In Buddhism, wrathful deities are enlightened beings that take on wrathful forms in order to lead sentient beings to enlightenment. They are a notable feature of the iconography of Mahayana Buddhism and of Tibetan Buddhism, and other Vajrayana… … Wikipedia
