Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wreakful

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: wreak-ful
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Vengeful; angry, furious.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Ne any liv'd on ground that durst withstand / His dreadfull heast, much lesse him match in fight, / Or bide the horror of his wreakfull hand […]."
"He sinks, to every wreakful fiend a prey; / His bosom shut to each affection kind; …"
"Unpropp'd, unsuccoured by stake or tree, / From wreakful storms' impetuous tyranny, [...]"

Etymology

From Middle English wrakeful, equivalent to wreak + -ful.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: wrakeful
Suffix: wreak

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more wreakful (comparative) most wreakful (superlative) wreakfull (alternative) wreckful (alternative)

Derived Forms

wreakfully

Frequently Paired Words

wreaker wreakless

Synonyms

furious vindictive agitated angry annoyed apoplectic bad-tempered berserk big mad blood-boiling boiling mad butthurt

Questions

What does wreakful mean?: Vengeful; angry, furious.
Where does wreakful come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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