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wroth

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5 lettersPronunciation /ɹəʊθ/Part of speech adjectiveSorted hortwStarts with WEnds with H0 cluesCommon crossword word
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  1. vehemently incensed and condemnatory

Word origin

From Middle English wroth, wrooth, from Old English wrāþ, from Proto-Germanic *wraiþaz (“cruel”), from Proto-Indo-European *wreyt- (“to turn”). Akin to Saterland Frisian wreed (“haughty; proud”), Old Saxon wrēd (“evil”) (Dutch wreed (“cruel”)), Old High German reid (“cruel”), Old Norse reiðr (“angry”) (Danish vred, Swedish vred).

Used in a sentence

  • But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
  • You behold, Sir, how he waxeth Wroth at your Abode here.
  • And to be wroth with one we love, / Doth work like madness in the brain.

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