ireful
Example Sentences
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It makes me ireful to think o’ them.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
“There you have it, John,” he snarled, more ireful as a champion than the unhappy principal.
From King Spruce, A Novel by Day, Holman
The lieutenant twisted his derby in chagrined, ireful hands.
From No. 13 Washington Square by Scott, Leroy
"Where are you goin', Aaron?" asked the placid Louada Murilla, troubled by his ireful demeanor.
From The Skipper and the Skipped Being the Shore Log of Cap'n Aaron Sproul by Day, Holman
"What are you here for?" said Miss, Fortune with an ireful face.
From The Wide, Wide World by Warner, Susan
