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feeling or showing extreme anger- "Annoyed, not irate," I say.Angie Thomas -- The Hate U Give
irate = extremely angry
- Did Khalil seem irate during this exchange?Angie Thomas -- The Hate U Give
- He was put on hold for what seemed like forever, growing more irate with every passing moment, until he finally got an agent to assist him.Nicholas Sparks -- True Believer
- Cause and Effect The admitting clerk was irate.Ellen Hopkins -- Crank
- This was answered with another stream of irate Spanish.Piper Kerman -- Orange Is the New Black
- I knew I was being irrationally irate.Becca Fitzpatrick -- Hush, Hush
- These are other painters, on the lam from irate landlords or between odd jobs.Margaret Atwood -- Cat's Eye
- Nelly's going to be irate that I was out so late."Heather Brewer -- Tenth Grade Bleeds
- Whenever she became irate, she always seemed to bring up her father.Dave Peizer -- A Man Named Dave
- With an irate baker and an angry nun, and if they prove to be ciphers, several faces in various windows.Robert Ludlum -- The Bourne Ultimatum
- He was met by his mother, who was now awake and irate.Wes Moore -- The Other Wes Moore
- Their conversations reached Cinder, irate and determined, arms flying in mad gestures.Marissa Meyer -- Cinder
- Franz Deutscher—the irate Hitler Youth leader.Markus Zusak -- The Book Thief
- On account of the boys were pretty irate.Truman Capote -- In Cold Blood
- The Joint Chiefs of Staff are irate that JFK did not, and now will not, invade Cuba.Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard -- Killing Kennedy
- Mr. Jaggers suddenly became most irate.Charles Dickens -- Great Expectations
- When she fixed him with an irate expression, he laughed.Nicholas Sparks -- Safe Haven
- Until his spouse Lauren Bacall phoned irately, "You get home tonight, with milk and orange juice for your son .... or else!"Judy Blume -- In the Unlikely Event
- 'And when might that be?' squeaked the irate gnome, brandishing a notebook as though she were prepared to make a complaint of some kind.Eoin Colfer -- Artemis Fowl
- D., Georgia State UniversityYou are utterly incorrect... How many irate mathematicians are needed to get you to change your mind?Mark Haddon -- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
irate = extremely angry
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