wroth

[ rawth, rothor, especially British, rohth ]

adjective

1. angry; wrathful (usually used predicatively):

   He was wroth to see the damage to his home.

2. stormy; violent; turbulent:

   the wroth sea.

wroth

/ rɒθ; rəʊθ /

adjective

1. archaic.
   angry; irate

Word History and Origins

Origin of wroth¹

before 900; Middle English; Old English wrāth; cognate with Dutch wreed cruel, Old Norse reithr angry; akin to writhe

Word History and Origins

Origin of wroth¹

Old English wrāth; related to Old Saxon wrēth, Old Norse reithr, Old High German reid curly haired

Example Sentences

“Hackers will be watching this sentence to decide whether it’s wroth engaging in this kind of conduct,” Kosto said.

From Seattle Times

Lo, it was a chill day of November and the wind did blow from the north, and then did President Trump gather all his great champions to the Resolute Table, for he waxed wroth.

From Washington Post

There were some who loudly applauded the budding GOP-connected dirty trick to pump up West's bizarre run, think it was at least wroth a try, if it somehow hobbles Team Biden in critical states.

From Salon

Justice invoked the dossier three more times for a year’s wroth of wiretaps and never told the approving judge that it was Democratic Party research on Mr. Trump.

From Washington Times

By the time Pomp had detected this piece of deception, five or six cows were missing, and his master so wroth that Pomp scarce knew what to do.

From Literature

Related Words

• annoyed
• enraged
• exasperated
• furious
• incensed
• indignant
• infuriated
• irritated
• livid