angry

[ ang-gree ]

/ ˈæŋ gri /

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adjective, an·gri·er, an·gri·est.

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.

OTHER WORDS FOR angry

1 irate, incensed, enraged, infuriated, furious, mad; provoked, irritated.

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OPPOSITES FOR angry

1 calm.

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Origin of angry

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English; anger + -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM angry

an·gri·ly, adverban·gri·ness, nounhalf-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.
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He followed up on February 14 with a second, angrier post, “Jewish Groups Must End Silence on Hagel.”
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My mother was even angrier (my father was away at the war, fortunately for me).
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She says her friends and peers are angrier and more jumpy than the people she has met in Egypt.
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But the longer I stared at the picture, the angrier I got with Nixon.
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Yes, of course I was sorry for Mataafa, but a good deal sorrier and angrier about the mismanagement of all the white officials.
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"I know my men were working hard all the time right under my eyes," said the Lieutenant, growing angrier every minute.
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But Elvira only grew angrier still and told me that she would look for another friend, if I chose to preach to her.
Maezli|Johanna Spyri
He 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.
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Lop-Ear was a year older than I, but I was several times angrier than he, and in the end he took to his heels.
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British Dictionary definitions for angry

angry

/ (ˈæŋɡrɪ) /

adjective -grier or -griest

feeling or expressing annoyance, animosity, or resentment; enraged

suggestive of angerangry clouds

severely inflamedan angry sore

Derived forms of angry

angrily, adverb

usage for angry

It was formerly considered incorrect to talk about being angry at a person, but this use is now acceptable

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