angry
feeling or showing anger or strong resentment (usually followed by at, with, or about): to be angry at the dean; to be angry about the snub.
expressing, caused by, or characterized by anger; wrathful: angry words.
Chiefly New England and Midland U.S. inflamed, as a sore; exhibiting inflammation.
(of an object or phenomenon) exhibiting a characteristic or creating a mood associated with anger or danger, as by color, sound, force, etc.: an angry sea; the boom of angry guns.
Origin of angry
1Other words for angry
1 | irate, incensed, enraged, infuriated, furious, mad; provoked, irritated |
Opposites for angry
Other words from angry
- an·gri·ly, adverb
- an·gri·ness, noun
- half-angry, adjective
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How to use angry in a sentence
The more you say: “Your loved one is dead,” the angrier they become.
The Flight 370 Paradox: How Do You Mourn a Missing Person? | Abby Haglage | March 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe followed up on February 14 with a second, angrier post, “Jewish Groups Must End Silence on Hagel.”
How the Chuck Hagel Fight Changed the American Jewish Landscape in Washington | J. J. Goldberg | August 20, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTMy mother was even angrier (my father was away at the war, fortunately for me).
She says her friends and peers are angrier and more jumpy than the people she has met in Egypt.
But the longer I stared at the picture, the angrier I got with Nixon.
Yes, of course I was sorry for Mataafa, but a good deal sorrier and angrier about the mismanagement of all the white officials.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) | Robert Louis Stevenson"I know my men were working hard all the time right under my eyes," said the Lieutenant, growing angrier every minute.
Si Klegg, Book 2 (of 6) | John McElroyBut Elvira only grew angrier still and told me that she would look for another friend, if I chose to preach to her.
Maezli | Johanna SpyriHe was angrier when I handed him back his patent, and told him that I did not care to be the last-made noble of a dynasty.
Tony Butler | Charles James LeverLop-Ear was a year older than I, but I was several times angrier than he, and in the end he took to his heels.
Before Adam | Jack London
British Dictionary definitions for angry
/ (ˈæŋɡrɪ) /
feeling or expressing annoyance, animosity, or resentment; enraged
suggestive of anger: angry clouds
severely inflamed: an angry sore
usage For angry
Derived forms of angry
- angrily, adverb
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