adjective
wroth
RAWTH/rɔθ/
Very angry.
The wroth woman fixes a severe gaze across the table with her jaw tight.
Etymology
Old English wrað meant “angry,” literally “tormented, twisted,” giving anger an image of torment or distortion. Wroth preserves the anger sense, especially in dignified or old-fashioned expression.
In context
At this the innkeeper waxed very wroth, and threatened if he did not pay to compel him
More examples
- She grows wroth at the accusation.
- He is still wroth with me for breaking my promise.
- The judge looks wroth as the witness refuses to answer.
Forms
wroth
wrath noun — Intense anger toward someone or something.