angry

adjective an·gry \ ˈaŋ-grē \

Definition of angry

angrier; angriest

1 :feeling or showing anger

an angry crowd

2 a :indicative of or proceeding from anger

angry words

b :seeming to show anger or to threaten in an angry manner

an angry sky

3 :painfully inflamed

an angry rash

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angrily

play \-grə-lē\ adverb

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angriness

play \-grē-nəs\ noun

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Examples of angry in a Sentence

I've never seen her look so angry.
An angry crowd gathered outside the courthouse.
I was angry that he had forgotten my birthday.
What made you so angry?
He got angry when he found out about their plans.
He sent an angry letter to the company president.
They had an argument and exchanged some angry words.
She gave me an angry look.

Recent Examples of angry from the Web

Wealthy businessman Amos Adams Lawrence was among those who were angry.

— david hugh smith, The Christian Science Monitor, "'Stark Mad Abolitionists' is a dramatic and gripping account of the battle over slavery fought in Kansas," 29 Aug. 2017
There was no hello. Just an angry voice on the other end of the line yelling obscenities about blacks and Latinos in North Philly.

— helen ubiñas, Philly.com, "'I'm not racist. . . . My grandkids are biracial'," 29 Aug. 2017
Photograph by Rouse Photography, courtesy of Mr. C's Beverly Hills Defy our angry sun god at one of these lovely establishments What?

— brittany martin, Los Angeles Magazine, "Five Gorgeous Hotel Pools Where You Can Cool off without Booking a Room," 28 Aug. 2017
Yankees manager Joe Girardi appeared to be angry about Kahnle being tossed without a warning and argued the ejection before he was also ejected.

— george sipple, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit Tigers' Miguel Cabrera throws punch, sparks brawl with New York Yankees," 24 Aug. 2017
Despite the protests of hundreds of angry residents, the Escondido City Council voted 3-2 Wednesday night to begin the process of outsourcing the city’s library service to a private company.

— j. harry jones, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Escondido votes to pursue library outsourcing," 23 Aug. 2017
Frequently getting overly anxious, angry, or stressed.

— seventeen magazine, Seventeen, "Here's How To Help A Friend Who's Struggling," 22 Aug. 2017
Rovio, the Finnish mobile gaming studio and maker of the Angry Birds game, is reportedly close to an IPO as early as next month.

— erin griffith, Fortune, "Term Sheet — Monday, August 14," 14 Aug. 2017
Josh Brolin sure loves his angry, heavily muscled comic book antagonists right now.

— tom philip, GQ, "The Real Star of Deadpool 2 Is Gonna Be Josh Brolin's Hair," 7 Aug. 2017

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Origin and Etymology of angry

see ¹anger

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First Known Use: 14th century

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angry Synonyms

Synonyms

angered, apoplectic, ballistic, cheesed off [chiefly British], choleric, enraged, foaming, fuming, furious, hopping, horn-mad, hot, incensed, indignant, inflamed (also enflamed), infuriate, infuriated, irate, ireful, livid, mad, outraged, rabid, rankled, riled, riley, roiled, shirty [chiefly British], sore, steamed up, steaming, teed off, ticked, wrathful, wroth, bent out of shape, blue in the face, fit to be tied, going crook [Australian & New Zealand], hopping mad, hot under the collar, in a fume, in a huff, in a pet

Antonyms

angerless, delighted, pleased

Near Antonyms

accepting, accommodating, obliging; agreeable, amenable, complaisant; amicable, cordial, friendly; content, happy, satisfied; empathetic, sympathetic, tolerant, understanding; calm, pacific, peaceable, placid, serene, tranquil, unembittered; affable, amiable, easygoing, genial, good-natured, good-tempered, kind, pleasant, sweet

ANGRY Defined for English Language Learners

angry

adjective

Definition of angry for English Language Learners

: filled with anger : having a strong feeling of being upset or annoyed
: showing anger
: seeming to show anger : threatening or menacing

ANGRY Defined for Kids

angry

adjective an·gry \ ˈaŋ-grē \

Definition of angry for Students

angrier; angriest

:feeling or showing great annoyance or displeasure :feeling or showing anger

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angrily

\-grə-lē\ adverb

shouting angrily

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