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
Yassin contributes to the films too, though as his head-down pragmatism clashes with Nasser’s angry righteousness, the brothers spar more often than not.
—
Guy Lodge, Variety, 3 July 2024
Lies around the election results helped push an angry mob of pro-Trump rioters to storm the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in an effort to stop the certification of Biden’s victory.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 3 July 2024
According to police, both women became angry, and Jacqueline Plumaker allegedly threw a drink at a bouncer and began punching him in the face.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 1 July 2024
And that, if nothing else, ought to make people in Maryland angry.
—Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 1 July 2024
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 3 July 2024
Lies around the election results helped push an angry mob of pro-Trump rioters to storm the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in an effort to stop the certification of Biden’s victory.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 3 July 2024
According to police, both women became angry, and Jacqueline Plumaker allegedly threw a drink at a bouncer and began punching him in the face.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 1 July 2024
And that, if nothing else, ought to make people in Maryland angry.
—Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 1 July 2024
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“Angry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/angry. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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