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
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.
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Devan Coggan, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
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—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
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—Rodney Muhumuza, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2026
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Devan Coggan, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
The Green Berets left the Haitian military and police in charge, but only with enough weapons to defend themselves from the angry mob outside.
—Will Croxton, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
Rodin told her, though, that Marum was angry about having been airbrushed out of the picture.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
Wine, the most prominent of seven candidates who ran against Museveni, has a large following among young people in urban areas, many of them unemployed or angry with the government over official corruption and the lack of economic opportunities.
—Rodney Muhumuza, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2026
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“Angry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/angry. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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