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wrathsome

wrathsome adjective: marked by, or expressing wrath; wrathful.

Adjective

wrathsome (comparative more wrathsome, superlative most wrathsome)

  1. Marked by, or expressing wrath; wrathful
    • Those who have studied the Bible know that God of the Old Testament and God, the 'spirit,' of the New Testament is dogmatized as vengeful and wrathsome.2001, Prakashanand Saraswati, The True History and the Religion of India
    • All the above three yogas are said to cause poverty, render the person unfit for company by his wrathsome conduct and habits and make him miserable.2002, Bangalore Venkat Raman, Three Hundred Important Combinations

Forms of wrathsome

comparativemore wrathsome
superlativemost wrathsome

Origin of wrathsome

From wrath + -some.

Questions about wrathsome

What does wrathsome mean?
Wrathsome means marked by, or expressing wrath; wrathful.
What part of speech is wrathsome?
Wrathsome is an adjective.

Words near wrathsome in the dictionary

  1. wrathing
  2. wrathless
  3. wrathlessness
  4. wrathlike
  5. wraths
  6. wrathsome
  7. Wrathung
  8. wrathy
  9. Wratten
  10. Wratten number
  11. Wratten numbers

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