angrily

[ang-gruh-lee]

adverb

1. in a manner born of or expressing anger or strong resentment: responding angrily to the sanctions.

   stomping off angrily;

   responding angrily to the sanctions.

2. in a threatening or ominous manner: branches angrily thrashing the window.

   angrily waving his finger;

   branches angrily thrashing the window.

Word History and Origins

Origin of angrily¹

First recorded in 1375–1400; late Middle English; angry ( def. ) + -ly ( def. )

Example Sentences

As the criminals angrily described it to the BBC, "they yanked their own plug - tanking sales, burning logistics, and torching shareholder value".

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In May, he angrily dismissed a suggestion he was a clown, referencing a report which said he was "teetering between hero and clown" before the Europa League final.

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Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu replies angrily that a Palestinian state ‘will not happen.’

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A woman quickly approached Feltwell, however, and angrily declared that the ball belonged to her.

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The administration reacted angrily in June when a leaked intelligence report appeared to contradict statements it had made about the damage caused by US strikes on Iran's nuclear programme.

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