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irate

i·rate [ ī ráyt ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. very angry: feeling great anger

2. indicating anger: showing or typical of great anger
an irate phone call

[Mid-19th century. < Latin iratus, past participle of irasci "grow angry"]

i·rate·ly adverb
i·rate·ness noun
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