ireful
Full of rage
Ireful means full of ire—angry or wrathful.
The word is literary and old-fashioned, appearing mainly in poetry and elevated prose: The ireful king banished his advisors.
In modern usage, angry or furious serves the same purpose without the archaic flavor.
Feeling strong displeasure
- furiousExtremely angry
- enragedExtremely, intensely provoked
- incensedExtremely angry
- lividExtremely angry or discolored
seething · fuming · infuriated · outraged · indignant · apoplectic · boiling · raging
Intensely forceful in feeling
- fierceViolently intense or aggressive
- passionateIntensely emotional or enthusiastic
- ferventIntensely and sincerely felt
- fieryIntensely hot or passionate
forceful · ardent · violent · furious · tempestuous · stormy · thunderous · explosive
Prone to sudden anger
- cholericEasily provoked to anger
- quick-temperedProne to sudden anger
- volatileLiable to sudden change
- combustibleCapable of burning
fiery · irritable · testy · cantankerous · peevish · petulant · splenetic · bilious
Wanting to harm back
- resentfulFeeling lingering ill will
- bitterSharp, unpleasant taste
- hostileAggressively unfriendly
- spitefulWanting to hurt others
vindictive · malicious · scornful · galled · aggrieved · rancorous · acrimonious · begrudging
angry
Feeling strong displeasure
livid · seething · fuming · infuriated · outraged · indignant · apoplectic · boiling · raging · choleric
vehement
Intensely forceful in feeling
- fierceViolently intense or aggressive
- passionateIntensely emotional or enthusiastic
- ferventIntensely and sincerely felt
fiery · forceful · ardent · violent · furious · tempestuous · stormy · thunderous · explosive · volcanic
hot-headed
Prone to sudden anger
- cholericEasily provoked to anger
- quick-temperedProne to sudden anger
- volatileLiable to sudden change
combustible · fiery · irritable · testy · cantankerous · peevish · petulant · splenetic · bilious · snappish
vengeful
Wanting to harm back
spiteful · vindictive · malicious · scornful · galled · aggrieved · rancorous · acrimonious · begrudging · retaliatory
enrage, irate, ire, irascible, wrathful, irascibility, wrathfully