How Do You Spell IREFUL?

Pronunciation: [ˈa͡ɪ͡əfə͡l] (IPA)

The word "ireful" refers to a feeling of intense anger or wrath. Its IPA phonetic transcription is /ˈaɪərfəl/. The first syllable, "ire", is pronounced like the word "eye". The second syllable, "-ful", is pronounced as the sound "-fəl". The spelling of the word is notable for its use of the "-ful" suffix, indicating that the word is an adjective that describes a state of being. Though not commonly used in modern English, "ireful" can still be found in literature and academic writing.

IREFUL Meaning and Definition

1. Ireful is an adjective that describes someone who is full of anger, wrath, or fury. It signifies a state of being deeply provoked or offended, resulting in intense and passionate resentment or rage. When a person is ireful, they often exhibit outward manifestations of anger, such as a fierce or hostile demeanor, readily expressing their displeasure through words or actions.

   The term "ireful" derives from the Middle English word "irefulle," which is rooted in the Old English word "īerfewe," meaning anger or wrath. It is closely related to the modern term "ire," which refers to intense anger or wrathful fury. The prefix "ire-" is used to emphasize the intensity and strength of the emotion being conveyed.

   Being ireful implies an individual's inability or unwillingness to suppress their anger, resulting in an unbridled display of their fury. This adjective can be used to describe individuals who are easily roused to anger and may find it challenging to control their emotions in certain situations.

   While being ireful is a natural response to perceived injustice or mistreatment, it is essential to address and manage such emotions in a healthy manner. Uncontrolled and prolonged irefulness can lead to negative consequences, strained relationships, and potentially harmful actions.

2. Filled with anger.

   Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.

Common Misspellings for IREFUL

• vareful
• refil
• arwful
• refule
• refull
• crefull
• foreful
• trueful
• greaful
• fareful
• ueful
• refual
• truful
• ireal
• creful
• freful
• reful
• irful
• iseul
• urnful
• Gireful
• Kreul
• meeful
• traeful
• trefuls
• treeful
• treful
• ifful
• nrefl
• redful
• trefal
• wirepul
• Trefull
• Nrefal
• Gyriful
• grewful
• Predul
• Orful
• Wrefull
• orefu
• Erneful
• Skephula
• irrefuly
• irrelful
• Wreiful
• Crepful
• Trehful

Etymology of IREFUL

The word "ireful" is derived from the noun "ire" combined with the suffix "-ful".

The noun "ire" dates back to Middle English and is derived from the Old English word "īre", meaning anger or wrath. It can be traced back to the Old Norse word "īrar" and the Proto-Germanic word "īziz".

The suffix "-ful" is of Old English origin and is used to form adjectives indicating the presence of the quality or state expressed by the root word. In this case, "-ful" is added to "ire" to create the adjective "ireful", meaning full of anger or wrathful.