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wroth

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wroth  (rôth)
adj.
Wrathful; angry.
[Middle English, from Old English wrth; see wer-2 in Indo-European roots.]
wroth [rəʊθ rɒθ]
adj
Archaic or literary angry; irate
[Old English wrāth; related to Old Saxon wrēth, Old Norse reithr, Old High German reid curly haired]
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Adj.1.wroth - vehemently incensed and condemnatory; "they trembled before the wrathful queen"; "but wroth as he was, a short struggle ended in reconciliation"
wrathful, wrothful
angry - feeling or showing anger; "angry at the weather"; "angry customers"; "an angry silence"; "sending angry letters to the papers"


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The Sheriff of Nottingham waxed wroth at the report, but all his traps and excursions failed to catch the outlaws.
Robin Hood by McSpadden, J. Walker View in context
I remember, when spending several months in the East End of London, during which time I wrote a book and adventured much amongst the worst of the slum classes, that I got drunk several times and was mightily wroth with myself because it interfered with my writing.
John Barleycorn by London, Jack View in context
Then was Arthur wroth and said to himself, 'I will ride to the churchyard, and take the sword with me that sticketh in the stone, for my brother Sir Kay shall not be without a sword this day.
English Literature For Boys And Girls by Marshall, H.E. View in context
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