angerly

[ ang-ger-lee ]

/ ˈæŋ gər li /

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adverb

Archaic. angrily.

Obsolete. hurtfully; painfully.

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Origin of angerly

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; see origin at anger, -ly

Words nearby angerly

angel's tears, angel's-trumpet, Angelus, Angelus Silesius, anger, angerly, anger management, Angerona, Angers, Angevin, angi-

How to use angerly in a sentence

This hee spake very angerly: But Byrrhena was earnest upon him, and assured him hee should have no wrong at any mans hand.
The Golden Asse|Lucius Apuleius
As he strode angerly across the quadrangle Mason's words and cheerful attitude rankled in his mind.
Security|Ernest M. Kenyon
He is taught to stand in his own cceite: & if it be tak away, he angerly axeth for it again.
The Education of Children|Desiderius Erasmus
I will not stir, nor wince, nor speak a word, Nor look upon the iron angerly.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, June 24, 1914|Various

Whan he was come, Mayster Vauasour all angerly sayde: thou knaue, why comest thou nat aweye with my cloke?
Shakespeare Jest-Books;|Unknown