Guess the meaning without dictionary

Subject: Re: Guess the meaning without dictionary Fri May 16, 2008 5:28 am

yulika wrote:

Civetta wrote:: irate

Syn:
angry, wrathful, incensed

But Neel WAS quite close to this! pokemon

from my opinion NO

Subject: Re: Guess the meaning without dictionary Fri May 16, 2008 7:23 am

Civetta wrote:

yulika wrote:: But Neel WAS quite close to this!

from my opinion NO

Well you are the boss, of course But! this is the entry from Longman online dictionary (http://www.ldoceonline.com/)and it says:

WORD FOCUS: angry
a little angry: miffed (informal), peeved (informal)
rather angry: annoyed, irritated, cross, in a bad/foul mood
very angry: furious, livid, outraged, incensed, incandescent with rage
to become angry: lose your temper, go mad British English, go berserk (informal), go ballistic (informal), hit the roof (informal)
words for describing someone who often gets angry: bad-tempered, grouchy, cantankerous, crabby, stroppy BrE informal

Your word was irate, and Longman gives the following definition:

i‧rate
extremely angry, especially because you think you have been treated unfairly: an irate customer

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