WROTH


Meaning of WROTH in English

ˈrȯth also ˈrōth or ˈräth adjective

Etymology: Middle English wroth, wrath, from Old English wrāth; akin to Old Saxon wrēth angry, Old High German reid twisted, Old Norse reithr angry, wroth, Old English wrīthan to twist — more at writhe

1. : moved to intense anger : highly incensed : wrathful

but wroth as he was on his return, a short struggle … ended in a reconciliation — J.R.Green

2. : being in wild commotion : turbulent

the wroth sea's waves are edged with foam — Robert Browning

Synonyms: see angry

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