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angry
adjective an·gry \ˈaŋ-grē\
: filled with anger : having a strong feeling of being upset or annoyed
: showing anger
: seeming to show anger : threatening or menacing
an·gri·eran·gri·est
Full Definition of ANGRY
1
: feeling or showing anger
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>
— an·gri·ly \-grə-lē\ adverb
— an·gri·ness \-grē-nəs\ noun
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First Known Use of ANGRY
14th century
Related to ANGRY
- Synonyms
- angered, apoplectic, ballistic, cheesed off [chiefly British], choleric, enraged, foaming, fuming, furious, hopping, horn-mad, hot, incensed, indignant, inflamed (also 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, bent out of shape, blue in the face, fit to be tied, going crook [Australian & New Zealand], hopping mad, hot under the collar, in a fume, in a huff, in a pet
ANGRY Defined for Kids
angry
adjective an·gry \ˈaŋ-grē\
an·gri·eran·gri·est
Definition of ANGRY for Kids
: feeling or showing great annoyance or displeasure : feeling or showing anger
— an·gri·ly \-grə-lē\ adverb <shouting angrily>
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