angry

adjective

an·gry ˈaŋ-grē

angrier; angriest

Synonyms of angry next

: feeling or showing anger

an angry crowd

: indicative of or proceeding from anger

angry words

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

an angry sky

: painfully inflamed

an angry rash

angrily

ˈaŋ-grə-lē

adverb

angriness

ˈaŋ-grē-nəs

noun

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. See More

Recent Examples on the Web Over the next couple of days, Marquita and her relatives, dazed and stricken, gradually learned bits of information about what had happened and at each step grew angrier and more hurt. —

Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 23 Nov. 2023 When the homeless man became angry and threw a shoe, prosecutors allege Elliott grabbed his handgun and shot the man three times — while recording a video of the killing on his phone. —

Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2023 So, when all-world Detroit Lions running back Barry Sanders announced his retirement in 1998, after ten exemplary seasons with a largely losing team, fans were angry. —

Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2023 The interview with Trump ignited a firestorm of criticism, with Democrats complaining that the tone and tenor of the interview were too friendly to Trump, and angry that ads that the Biden administration had purchased to run during the Trump interview were canceled at the last minute. —

Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2023 Other witnesses told police Heal lent Smith a firearm a few days before the shooting and when Smith failed to return the weapon, Heal became angry. —

Tom Sissom, arkansasonline.com, 19 Nov. 2023 Meanwhile, on Capitol Hill, a rash of angry altercations erupted this week. —

Editors, The Atlantic, 18 Nov. 2023 At trial last week, Armstrong’s friend Nicole Mertz testified that when Wilson traveled to Austin for a week and spent time with Strickland in late October 2021, Armstrong was visibly angry when Wilson arrived at a local restaurant where Armstrong’s and Strickland’s friends had gathered. —

Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 16 Nov. 2023 There have been angry barbs tossed over the future of Taiwan and stealthy balloons sent over the North American landmass. —

Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 15 Nov. 2023 See More

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Word History

Etymology

Middle English, "ill-tempered, resentful, incensed, vexing," from anger, angre "distress, affliction, hostile attitude, strong displeasure" + -y -y entry 1 — more at anger entry 1

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler

The first known use of angry was in the 14th century

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