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- [ahyuh r-fuh l]
- /ˈaɪər fəl/
- /ˈaɪə.fəl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ahyuh r-fuh l]
- /ˈaɪər fəl/
Definitions of ireful word
- adjective ireful full of intense anger; wrathful. 1
- adjective ireful easily roused to anger; irascible. 1
- noun ireful Deeply angered but not outwardly displaying it. Full of ire; angry; wroth. 1
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Origin of ireful
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1250-1300; See origin at ire, -ful
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Parts of speech for Ireful
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ireful popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
ireful usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ireful
adj ireful
- bent — Bent is the past tense and past participle of bend.
- beside oneself — If you are beside yourself with anger or excitement, you are extremely angry or excited.
- boiling — very warm
- crazed — Crazed people are wild and uncontrolled, and perhaps insane.
- demented — Someone who is demented has a severe mental illness, especially Alzheimer's disease.
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