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wrathful

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


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That 1991 platform worried both Washington and many of the island’s voters, who then and now, have shunned any move toward formal independence, fearing a wrathful reaction from Beijing.

From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2024

When the journey of my life has reached its end, … may the peaceful and wrathful buddhas send out the power of their compassion and clear away the darkness of ignorance.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2023

While Alonso de Santos is none too convincing when Segismundo turns wrathful or virtuous, the actor does ace moments of pathos, when the prince huddles twitchily in his jail cell, fidgeting with his chains.

From Washington Post • Sep. 15, 2019

She squeezed huge penalties out of Apple Inc. and Google, rousing wrathful tweets from U.S.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 10, 2019

She was just as I remembered—tall and gaunt, bent with arthritis, wrathful, hateful.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn




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