Definition of irate

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i·rate    (-rt, rt) KEY 

ADJECTIVE:

1. Extremely angry; enraged. See Synonyms at angry.
2. Characterized or occasioned by anger: an irate phone call.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Latin rtus, past participle of rsc, to be angry, from ra, anger; see eis- in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
i·rately(Adverb), i·rateness(Noun)