Definitions for ireful

ireful ire·ful

Spelling: [ahyuh r-fuh l]
IPA: /ˈaɪər fəl/

Ireful is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 90 anagrams from letters in ireful (efilru).

Definitions for ireful

adjective

  1. full of intense anger; wrathful.
  2. easily roused to anger; irascible.

Origin of ireful

Middle English word dating back to 1250-1300; See origin at ire, -ful

Examples for ireful

Her ireful words he had borne with outward calm; he had learned they were borne more easily, if borne calmly.

He still made a jest of her remonstrance, trying the temper of the animal, and rejoicing in its dark flushes of ireful vigour.

If you can Bear this with patience, we must say you have not The bitterness of spleen, or ireful passions Familiar to women.

The lieutenant twisted his derby in chagrined, ireful hands.

In this ireful frame of mind, Mabel met the ladies of the Advisory Council.

There was the ireful consciousness that the narrow-gauge folks were giving him a raw deal on that dynamite matter.

But his ireful restlessness will not allow him to accept this concession.

He sprang up again and turned his ireful face to where, in the crowd, sat the old politician.

The Count at that word so ireful grew, He smote his wife that the blood out-flew.

As she paces to and fro the ugly din fades out of her ears and the ireful red out of her cheeks.

Word Value for ireful
Scrable

9

Words with friends

11

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