riley

adjective

ˈrī-lē How to pronounce riley (audio)
Definition of rileynext
1
as in angry
feeling or showing anger some visibly riley people were lined up in the customer service department

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2
as in muddy
having visible particles in liquid suspension take care not to stir up the bottom of the stream when you fill the dipper, or your water will be riley

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  1. angry
  2. muddy
  3. mad
  4. ballistic
  5. enraged
  6. indignant
  7. furious
  8. outraged
Adjective
  • Bowles told jurors Millete was angry at May over her yearlong affair with another man and likely poisoned her with the toxic plant hemlock.
    — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026
  • Yet over our two days together in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, El-Sayed rarely comes across as angry.
    — Nik Popli, Time, 8 July 2026
Definition of angry
Adjective
  • With Jagger’s vocals often buried deep in the muddy and murky mix, the album initially sounds like a druggy demo.
    — Marc Ballon, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • The rains breached reservoirs, including the dramatic collapse of part of a dam in Hengzhou that inundated a wide area with fast-flowing muddy water.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 July 2026
Definition of muddy
Adjective
  • Over the last few years, there are these sounds that have appeared in certain towns that have driven people mad, that’s actually happening.
    — Reshma Gopaldas, IndieWire, 9 July 2026
  • The scene played out across the soccer-mad nation as Egypt faced the defending World Cup champion in the round-of-16 fixture in Atlanta.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 July 2026
Definition of mad
Adjective
  • The officer's ballistic vest stopped the bullet before returning fire and striking Wrightsell.
    — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026
  • The detective was struck in the back of his ballistic vest and was not seriously injured, Mamdani said.
    — Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
Definition of ballistic
Adjective
  • Not every close call involves death-defying drop-offs and enraged bison.
    — Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026
  • Rob-Will’s enraged face as Beulah told him what the situation actually is was pretty amazing.
    — William Earl, Variety, 26 June 2026
Definition of enraged
Adjective
  • The book-club members roundly disliked it, indignant that the character was being driven mad by perimenopause, as if hormone-replacement therapy didn’t exist.
    — Melanie Thernstrom, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
  • Judge Timothy Mazzei asked him Wednesday in a loud, indignant voice.
    — Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026
Definition of indignant
Adjective
  • Norway players were furious play was stopped, and Kristoffer Ajer received a yellow for arguing.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 12 July 2026
  • Yanez lit Garbrandt up with counter right hands in the midst of furious exchanges.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
Definition of furious
Adjective
  • European soccer fans, the Belgian national soccer federation, the Union of European Football Associations, and many other commentators were outraged that Balogun's unjust red card had essentially been delayed.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 July 2026
  • They were filled with protesters — including outraged members of a teachers’ union and relatives of kidnapping victims — as well as fans skeptical of a team that, four years earlier, posted its worst World Cup performance since 1978.
    — Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
Definition of outraged
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“Riley.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riley. Accessed 14 Jul. 2026.

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