(ˈ)ī|rāt, usu -ād.+V adjective
( sometimes -er/-est )
Etymology: Latin iratus, from ira anger + -atus -ate — more at ire
1. : roused to or given to ire : feeling and showing a high degree of anger : wrathful , incensed
a neighborhood irate over continued acts of vandalism
never had enough money to meet his bills, and he was not used to dodging irate grocers — Sinclair Lewis
irate against the practice of usury — E.L.Surtz
2. : arising from anger
irate words
an irate glare
started to splutter an irate objection — W.H.Wright
Synonyms: see angry