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wrathful

[rath-fuhl, rahth-, rawth-] / ˈræθ fəl, ˈrɑθ-, ˈrɔθ- /


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The hurt and humiliation behind Hally’s eyes allow us to adopt Sam’s sympathetic attitude toward the boy, even as Beatty refuses to soften the character’s wrathful entitlement.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

This is the embodiment of what linguistics professor George Lakoff called “the wrathful god.”

From Seattle Times • Aug. 1, 2022

Though lifting even the tiniest shield causes Owl to fall backward, and he has “a habit of nodding off during the day,” his chivalry will charm even the most wrathful dragons among us.

From New York Times • Jun. 24, 2022

A portrait of Fudo Myo-o, a Buddhist deity, is a product of the artist Myotaku’s devotional act of painting the wrathful figure every day for 20 years.

From Washington Post • Apr. 21, 2022

And she, she knew today that door: a living, wrathful gate.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin




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