wrawful

Middle English

Etymology

Probably from wraw +‎ -ful.

Adjective

wrawful

1. ill-tempered
   • a. 1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Parson's Tale, in The Canterbury Tales. Ellesmere Manuscript, folio 221, verso (§53)

     After the synnes of Enuye and of Ire, now wol I speken of the synne of Accidie. for Enuye blyndeth the herte of a man and Ire troubleth a man; and Accidie maketh hym heuy, thoghtful, and wrawful.

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References

• “wrawful”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.