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angry

ANG-gree/ˈæŋ.ɡɹi/

4 meanings of angry

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    madadjective
    Feeling or showing strong upset because something seems wrong or unfair.

    Like a kettle bubbling and ready to whistle when it gets too hot.

    She felt angry when someone took her seat without asking.

    The angry dog barked at everyone who walked past the gate.

    UsageSay angry with or at someone, angry about something.

    Similarannoyed, furious, irate, cross, mad

    Oppositecalm, pleased, happy, content

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    stormyadjectivefiguratively
    Looking dark and stormy, as if about to cause harm.

    Like a face that darkens into a frown right before a fight.

    The angry sky warned us a bad storm was coming.

    Waves crashed hard on the rocks under an angry gray sky.

    Similarstormy, threatening, menacing, rough, turbulent

    Oppositecalm, peaceful, tranquil

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    sore (skin)adjective
    Red, sore, and painful, like a cut or an irritated patch of skin.

    Like a sore spot that goes red and stings when you touch it.

    The cut on his knee looked angry and swollen by evening.

    Her skin turned angry after the bug bites.

    UsageOften angry red.

    Similarinflamed, sore, red, raw

Less common meaning

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    verbobsoletetransitive
    To make someone feel anger.
    Our temperate Sage, though angried at that spirit of contradiction which he had raised, must, however, have sometimes smiled both on his advocates and his adversaries!
    1814, [Isaac D’Israeli], Quarrels of AuthorsHere, angried means made angry or annoyed.
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Origin

From Middle English "angry", related to the word "anger".

Checked 31 Oct 2026 · 2 facts