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Wroth

Wroth Meaning & Definition
Wroth Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Wroth?

[adj] vehemently incensed and condemnatory; "they trembled before the wrathful queen"; "but wroth as he was, a short struggle ended in reconciliation"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Wroth: angry | wrathful | wrothful

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Wroth In Webster's Dictionary

\Wroth\, a. [OE. wroth, wrap, AS. wr[=a][eth] wroth, crooked, bad; akin to wr[=i][eth]an to writhe, and to OS. wr[=e][eth]angry, D. wreed cruel, OHG. reid twisted, Icel. rei[eth]r angry, Dan. & Sw. vred. See {Writhe}, and cf. {Wrath}.] Full of wrath; angry; incensed; much exasperated; wrathful. ``Wroth to see his kingdom fail.'' --Milton. Revel and truth as in a low degree, They be full wroth [i. e., at enmity] all day. --Chaucer. Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell. --Gen. iv. 5.

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