angry
Americanadjective
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feeling or showing anger or strong resentment (usually followed by at, with, orabout ): to be angry about the snub.
to be angry at the dean;
to be angry about the snub.
- Antonyms:
- calm
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expressing, caused by, or characterized by anger; wrathful.
angry words.
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Chiefly New England and Midland U.S. inflamed, as a sore; exhibiting inflammation.
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(of an object or phenomenon) exhibiting a characteristic or creating a mood associated with anger or danger, as by color, sound, force, etc.: the boom of angry guns.
an angry sea;
the boom of angry guns.
adjective
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feeling or expressing annoyance, animosity, or resentment; enraged
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suggestive of anger
angry clouds
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severely inflamed
an angry sore
Usage
It was formerly considered incorrect to talk about being angry at a person, but this use is now acceptable
Other Word Forms
- angrily adverb
- angriness noun
- half-angry adjective
Etymology
Origin of angry
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English; anger + -y 1 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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“I haven’t been that angry in a long time, uncontrollable anger.”
From Los Angeles Times
That produced an angry call from Jobs to his contacts at Xerox headquarters, resulting in an order to let the Apple group back in.
From Los Angeles Times
"It makes me really angry that some people have to surrender their dogs or have them put down because they can't afford the cost in the UK," she adds.
From BBC
Enlli said her friends and family were initially "quite angry" after she put her name down as a claimant against the policy, until they came to understand its impact.
From BBC
Hundreds of people turned up for the trial into the 2023 train collision that left 57 dead, leading to angry complaints from lawyers that the venue was "insultingly" unsuitable, and booing from family relatives.
From Barron's
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