angry
Americanadjective
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angrier,
comparative
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angriest
superlative
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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
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Etymology
Origin of angry
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English; anger + -y 1 ( def. )
Explanation
To be angry is to be furious. People who get angry a lot have a short temper. This is a word for a common emotion: being mad or enraged. People get mad all the time, about traffic, homework, parents, children, and even the weather. When you're angry it's hard to think straight: you see red. The sea could be described as angry when its waves ferociously crash the beach. Some synonyms for anger are furious, raging, and tempestuous. If you're feeling angry, you should blow off steam or count to 10 instead of doing something you'll regret.
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Example Sentences
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One of his four angry swipes at the chair nearly caught the umpire on the foot.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
At the end of an angry campaign season, I keep thinking of Harford Steele.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
I go back and forth between guilt and being angry, and then I feel guilty about being angry.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026
The sudden changes raised questions about the 80-year-old president's health and stamina, prompting an angry response when a reporter asked whether he was feeling well.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
“But, if it wasn’t punishment, why were they so angry with me? Why couldn’t I talk?”
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
“J.F. feels embarrassed and ashamed, but she is also angry that Snap facilitated this by design, and angrier still that Snap continues to operate its platform in the same manner today,” the lawsuit said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
They are likely to be angrier and more hard-line.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
They may well return to Westminster next week even angrier after judging the mood back in their constituencies.
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2026
"The visit would certainly make Pakistan angrier and more suspicious," Faqiri said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2025
The more I read, the angrier I became.
From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals
Craig Hunter, 79, an attorney who had lived there since 2013, said that within a few meetings the angriest residents calmed down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 11, 2026
Indeed, what seems to make him angriest is the idea that a person could triumph in hip-hop by taking hip-hop less seriously than he does.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2024
Knowing Bartholomew’s name and reputation is just a convenient way to focus the angriest edge of my grief; a planned environment is too elusive an enemy for an imagination that wants revenge.
From Salon ● Feb. 19, 2024
Hot Jupiters are among the hottest and angriest planets in the galaxy.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 12, 2023
Mary Jo, the world’s angriest bus driver, glared at Alex in the rearview mirror.
From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers
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