Ireful

Pronunciation: /ˈaɪərfəl/

Definitions of ireful

adjective showing or feeling anger or annoyance

Example Sentences

A1 She was ireful when her ice cream fell on the ground.

A2 The ireful customer demanded a refund for the faulty product.

B1 His ireful outburst was unexpected and caught everyone off guard.

B2 The manager's ireful response to the criticism only escalated the situation.

C1 The politician's ireful remarks caused a stir in the media.

C2 Despite his ireful reputation, he was respected for his honesty and integrity.

Examples of ireful in a Sentence

formal The ireful customer demanded a full refund for the damaged product.

informal She was so ireful when her team lost the game.

slang He was totally ireful after his boss criticized his work.

figurative The storm clouds gathered, their ireful presence foretelling a fierce thunderstorm.

Grammatical Forms of ireful

• past tense: irefulled
• plural: irefuls
• comparative: more ireful
• superlative: most ireful
• present tense: ireful
• future tense: will be ireful
• perfect tense: have been ireful
• continuous tense: is being ireful
• singular: ireful
• positive degree: ireful
• infinitive: to be ireful
• gerund: being ireful
• participle: irefulled

Origin and Evolution of ireful

First Known Use: 1250 year

Language of Origin: Middle English

Story behind the word: The word 'ireful' originated from Middle English, derived from the Old English word 'īerfull' meaning full of anger or wrath.

Evolution of the word: Over time, 'ireful' has retained its original meaning of being full of anger or wrath, but its usage has become less common in modern English compared to other synonyms such as 'angry' or 'furious'.