Definitions
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- noun The state of being
irate .
Etymologies
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irate + -ness
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Examples
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"Lazy dog!" commented the Commodore, in a voice whose irateness was wholly assumed.
An Algonquin Maiden A Romance of the Early Days of Upper Canada A. Ethelwyn Wetherald 1898
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I know I've earned every bit of irateness and hostility I feel, whether I want to feel it or not.
One More Thing Kate 2010
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