Is "ire" still in use? Does "provoked the ire" sound old-fashioned?

Is "ire" still in use?
Does "provoked the ire" sound old-fashioned?

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Is "ire" still in use?
Does "provoked the ire" sound old-fashioned?

Its not bad to: " sound old-fashioned " Oristar.
Its not like a violation of logic nor an infraction of grammar.
Older generations expressed themselves perfectly well,
whereas a lot of new aberrations of English are logically un-sound and un-worthy.

David