Definition of Irefully

1. Adverb. In an ireful manner; angrily; wrathfully. ¹

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Definition of Irefully

1. ireful [adv] - See also: ireful

Lexicographical Neighbors of Irefully

irascibility
irascible
irascibleness
irasciblenesses
irascibly
irate
irately
irateness
iratenesses
irater
iratest
iratumumab
ire
ired
ireful
irefully (current term)
irefulness
ireless
irenarch
irenarchs
irenic
irenical
irenically
irenicon
irenicons
irenics
irenology
ires
irestone
irestones

Literary usage of Irefully

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity: Books I-IV by Richard Hooker (1888)
"... and irefully to champ upon the bit they had taken into their mouths, the rather for that they grew by means of this innovation into dislike with some ..."

2. The Writings of Henry David Thoreau by Henry David Thoreau (1906)
"You can plainly see the horns which "grew forth" from their crowns, and how well that word "irefully" describes a beast's fighting! ..."

3. Sons and Lovers by David Herbert Lawrence (1922)
"He ran in the scullery, came back with the flannel, and irefully washed the pansy. " Now look at him now he 's wet ! " he said. " Yes ! ..."

4. The Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity: Books I-IV by Richard Hooker (1888)
"... and irefully to champ upon the bit they had taken into their mouths, the rather for that they grew by means of this innovation into dislike with some ..."

5. The Writings of Henry David Thoreau by Henry David Thoreau (1906)
"You can plainly see the horns which "grew forth" from their crowns, and how well that word "irefully" describes a beast's fighting! ..."

6. Sons and Lovers by David Herbert Lawrence (1922)
"He ran in the scullery, came back with the flannel, and irefully washed the pansy. " Now look at him now he 's wet ! " he said. " Yes ! ..."

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