wroth

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

vehemently incensed and condemnatory
- "but wroth as he was, a short struggle ended in reconciliation"

Adj

Full of anger; wrathful.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English wroth, wrooth, from Old English wrāþ, from Proto-Germanic *wraiþaz (“cruel”), from Proto-Indo-European *wreyt- (“to turn”). Akin to Saterland Frisian wreed (“haughty; proud”), Old Saxon wrēd (“evil”) (Dutch wreed (“cruel”)), Old High German reid (“cruel”), Old Norse reiðr (“angry”) (Danish vred, Swedish vred).

Synonyms

wrath, wrathful, wrothful

Scrabble Score: 11

wroth is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
wroth is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
wroth is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

wroth is a valid Words With Friends word