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- adverb In an
irate manner;angrily .
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- adverb in an irate manner
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Examples
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"But how much has this current set me?" the captain demanded irately.
THE SEED OF McCOY 2010
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Many an SF reader twitches irately every time they read a newspaper article equating SF fans and "UFO nuts".
Archive 2008-01-01 Hal Duncan 2008
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“Someone needs to teach that guy to tip,” she said irately.
Unplayable Robert Lusetich 2010
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“And what a shame that is,” Mr. Wells responded, irately shifting forward in his seat.
Unearthly Asylum P. J. Bracegirdle 2010
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I am driving like a frigging maniac, weaving in and out of traffic, missing other cars by inches, getting irately honked at and flipped off as I whip up exit ramps and back onto the freeway, all in an effort to try and shake them before I reach my house.
Late, Late at Night Rick Springfield 2010
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I am driving like a frigging maniac, weaving in and out of traffic, missing other cars by inches, getting irately honked at and flipped off as I whip up exit ramps and back onto the freeway, all in an effort to try and shake them before I reach my house.
Late, Late at Night Rick Springfield 2010
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Since then at least one blogger has responded irately to Mr. Van Fein's attempt at intimidation, here:
Giles Slade: Silly Sarah and the Govinator: A Study in Contrast 2010
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I am driving like a frigging maniac, weaving in and out of traffic, missing other cars by inches, getting irately honked at and flipped off as I whip up exit ramps and back onto the freeway, all in an effort to try and shake them before I reach my house.
Late, Late at Night Rick Springfield 2010
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Since then at least one blogger has responded irately to Mr. Van Fein's attempt at intimidation, here:
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“And what a shame that is,” Mr. Wells responded, irately shifting forward in his seat.
Unearthly Asylum P. J. Bracegirdle 2010
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