angry
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.
Origin of angry
1Other words for angry
| 1 | irate, incensed, enraged, infuriated, furious, mad; provoked, irritated |
Opposites for angry
Other words from angry
- an·gri·ly, adverb
- an·gri·ness, noun
- half-angry, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for angry
/ (ˈæŋɡrɪ) /
feeling or expressing annoyance, animosity, or resentment; enraged
suggestive of anger: angry clouds
severely inflamed: an angry sore
usage For angry
Derived forms of angry
- angrily, adverb
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