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
Synonyms
- angered
- apoplectic
- ballistic
- cheesed off [chiefly British]
- choleric
- enraged
- foaming
- fuming
- furious
- hopping
- horn-mad
- hot
- incensed
- indignant
- inflamed
- 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
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 on the Web
No sooner had Robeson’s name gone out over the airwaves than the NBC switchboard lit up with angry calls from Cold War media warriors.
—
Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Oct. 2024
The seas turned angry as soon as the Resolution left the Strait of Magellan, and stayed that way.
—Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2024
Peak torque is an angry 775 pound-feet with either rig.
—Josh Max, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
The angry passengers ritually disfigure their bags in front of the other boarding passengers, as if somehow their sacrifice will convince the airline of the error of its ways.
—Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
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Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Oct. 2024
The seas turned angry as soon as the Resolution left the Strait of Magellan, and stayed that way.
—Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2024
Peak torque is an angry 775 pound-feet with either rig.
—Josh Max, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
The angry passengers ritually disfigure their bags in front of the other boarding passengers, as if somehow their sacrifice will convince the airline of the error of its ways.
—Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for angry
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“Angry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/angry. Accessed 21 Oct. 2024.
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