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adjective

Definition of incensednext
as in enraged
feeling or showing anger incensed residents demanded that the police apprehend the punks who vandalized the cemetery

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verb (1)

past tense of incense
as in infuriated
to make angry the insult so incensed him that he had to be restrained from hitting the guy

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verb (2)

past tense of incense
as in odorized
to fill or infuse with a pleasant odor or odor-releasing substance the gift shop was heavily incensed with a cloying mixture of herbal essences

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“Incensed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incensed. Accessed 1 Feb. 2023.

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