as in angry
feeling or showing anger I've been waxing wroth all afternoon!

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Adjective
  • People who were paying close attention to certain corners of the internet saw this reality coming more than a decade ago in Gamergate, in which an angry online mob waged a virulent harassment campaign against women and diversity in the video game industry.
    Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Republican members meet angry crowds The vast majority of Republican lawmakers have cheered on the changes to the federal government spearheaded by Trump's advisor, billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, under the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) project.
    Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • In the clip, Miyazaki seems neither outraged nor indignant, simply exhausted and annoyed.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2025
  • The officers allow Eddie, indignant and disempowered by the search, to come in to help his son.
    Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Also, your brother-in-law is mad at the wrong person.
    Karen Fratti, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Locally, contract negotiations between Chicago Public Schools and the teachers union are getting pretty mad as well.
    Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Martin’s work has taken on a furious pace in the past few months amid the Trump administration’s campaign against diversity, equity and inclusion protocols and health, welfare and Medicaid cuts that will fall hard on vulnerable Black Americans.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
  • The Leafs hatched a furious last-minute comeback to force overtime, only to lose 6-5 in a shootout to the Sharks, Toronto’s second such loss to San Jose this month.
    Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Officers reviewed ballistic evidence and security camera footage and broadcast a description of two suspects fleeing in a motor vehicle.
    Isabelle Friedman, Boston Herald, 9 Mar. 2025
  • In total, the Russians used nearly 70 missiles, both cruise and ballistic, as well as almost 200 attack drones.
    William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Wroth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wroth. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.

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