ireful

as in angry
feeling or showing anger ireful expressions on the faces of the protesters of the tax increase

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Adjective
  • Late in the second half, with Arminia three goals down, the travelling fans were so angry that Fabian Klos, the club legend from whom Corboz inherited the captaincy, had to persuade them not to invade the pitch.
    Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 22 May 2025
  • Parents and students said a substitute teacher chased, choked and hit a student after becoming angry in a fourth grade classroom at Meadowview.
    Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
Adjective
  • After a year of intense efforts, we are baffled and indignant.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 9 May 2025
  • Before the arrest, some indignant residents took to social media to speculate about a possible motive — alleging without proof that unscrupulous developers or even the city itself may have orchestrated the acts.
    Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Eyewitnesses described furious gales and hurricane-like winds that left an avalanche of debris near the pier.
    Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 15 May 2025
  • But even with a better offensive night for Jerome, he was still beaten off the dribble too many times and couldn’t stay on the court for that last, furious push.
    Eric Koreen, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Adjective
  • And Just Like That is almost upon us—and with it, another series full of increasingly maximal, mad fashion choices.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 22 May 2025
  • The tale of a mad scientist, a famous painter and an undead woman’s journey of self-discovery.
    The California Independent Booksellers Alliance, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2025
Adjective
  • Police said ballistic evidence was recovered at the scene, but no arrests have been made.
    Sheetal Banchariya, New York Daily News, 19 May 2025
  • Shell casings were recovered at the Greenwood Street scene and ballistic evidence from the van.
    Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025
Adjective
  • Like across-the-board tariffs, which would eat into profit margins and infuriate investors.
    Allison Morrow, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025
  • The results, which are beautifully austere, flooded by sunlight but somehow cold, infuriate Van Buren, played with a masculine bluster by Guy Pearce, who sounds as if his idea of the Breakfast of Champions was a bowl of ground glass drowned in whole milk.
    Tom Gliatto, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Ireful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ireful. Accessed 27 May. 2025.

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