irate

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English

Etymology

From Latin īrātus (“angered, angry”), from īrāscī (“to be angry”), from īra (“anger, wrath”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aɪˈɹeɪt/, /ˈaɪɹeɪt/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪt

Adjective

irate (comparative irater, superlative iratest)

  1. Extremely angry; wrathful; enraged.
    Synonyms: furious, infuriated, sore; see also Thesaurus:angry

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Italian

Adjective

irate f pl

  1. feminine plural of irato

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Latin

Pronunciation

Adjective

īrāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of īrātus

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