Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [reyj]
- /reɪdʒ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [reyj]
- /reɪdʒ/
Definitions of rageful word
- noun rageful angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination): a speech full of rage; incidents of road rage. 1
- noun rageful a fit of violent anger: Her rages usually don't last too long. 1
- noun rageful fury or violence of wind, waves, fire, disease, etc. 1
- noun rageful violence of feeling, desire, or appetite: the rage of thirst. 1
- noun rageful a violent desire or passion. 1
- noun rageful ardor; fervor; enthusiasm: poetic rage. 1
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Origin of rageful
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; (noun) Middle English < Old French < Late Latin rabia, Latin rabiēs madness, rage, derivative of rabere to rage; (v.) ragen < Old French ragier, derivative of rage (noun)
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Parts of speech for Rageful
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rageful popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
rageful usage trend in Literature
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