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  • adverb In an irate manner; angrily.

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  • adverb in an irate manner

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Examples

  • "But how much has this current set me?" the captain demanded irately.

    THE SEED OF McCOY 2010

  • 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

  • “Someone needs to teach that guy to tip,” she said irately.

    Unplayable Robert Lusetich 2010

  • “And what a shame that is,” Mr. Wells responded, irately shifting forward in his seat.

    Unearthly Asylum P. J. Bracegirdle 2010

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Since then at least one blogger has responded irately to Mr. Van Fein's attempt at intimidation, here:

    Silly Sarah and the Govinator: A Study in Contrast 2010

  • “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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