wrathfulness
noun
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in a wrathful voice she demanded to know what had happened
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Bands like Bikini Kill and Bratmobile aimed wrathful lyrics and gallows humor at a culture of misogyny that plagued their daily lives, from condescending male musicians to abusive fathers.
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Judy Berman, Time, 14 Jan. 2026
By contrast, Bondi’s vow of wrathful punishment is profoundly illiberal, suggesting a lust for criminal vengeance.
—Paul Rosenzweig, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2026
More, the whirlwind that takes them under is no mere accident but the act of a wrathful God.
—Claudia Roth Pierpont, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
Between Helm’s clouds is a ruinous, wrathful force where everything is cunted.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
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Judy Berman, Time, 14 Jan. 2026
By contrast, Bondi’s vow of wrathful punishment is profoundly illiberal, suggesting a lust for criminal vengeance.
—Paul Rosenzweig, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2026
More, the whirlwind that takes them under is no mere accident but the act of a wrathful God.
—Claudia Roth Pierpont, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
Between Helm’s clouds is a ruinous, wrathful force where everything is cunted.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Wrathful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrathful. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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