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Word entry · 3 letters

ire

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"Anger"

3 letters · collected on this word page

3 lettersPronunciation /aɪ.ɚ/Part of speech nounSorted eirStarts with IEnds with E2 cluesCommon crossword word
1I2R3E

Definitions

  1. belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)

Word origin

From Middle English ire, yre, from Old English īre, ȳre, īr, ȳr, shortened form of īren (“iron”). More at iron.

Used in a sentence

  • […] 'Tell I'm rud as the smith makes the pieces of ire; […]
  • A ire thing, moore smart by haff, / That zeed var off 's za theene 's a laff, / An' zum zes edden' 'xac'ly saff, / Stan's in th' place ee did.
  • to raise the ire of someone

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

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01Anger3 letters
02Wrath3 letters

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