Definition of "irate" []

• Extremely angry; enraged. See Synonyms at angry. (adjective)
• Characterized or occasioned by anger: an irate phone call. (adjective)

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• "Sowell lamented the decline of politicians, but he ignored the parallel decline in irate sufferering humanity."
• "By some estimates, as many as half of all flights contain an "irate" of one kind or another, from counter pounders to worse."
• "The Obama supporter claims President Clinton became "irate" and may have even touched his face during a confrontation afterwards."