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irate

Syllabification: (i·rate)

Pronunciation: /īˈrāt/

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Definition of irate

adjective

feeling or characterized by great anger:a barrage of irate letters

Derivatives

irately
irateness

Origin:

mid 19th century: from Latin iratus, from ira 'anger'

irate in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of irate in the British & World English dictionary

Nearby words

Iranian
Iraq
Iraqi
IRAS
irascible
irate
IRBM
IRC
ire
Iredell, James
Ireland

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leporine

/ ˈlɛpərʌɪn

adjective

of or resembling a hare or hares …

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