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angry

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an·gry  (nggr)
adj. an·gri·er, an·gri·est
1. Feeling or showing anger; incensed or enraged: angry at a rude neighbor; angry with a salesclerk.
2. Indicative of or resulting from anger: an angry silence.
3. Having a menacing aspect; threatening: angry clouds on the horizon.
4. Chiefly New England & Midland U.S. Inflamed and painful: an angry sore.

[Middle English angri, from anger, anger; see anger.]

angri·ly adv.
angri·ness n.
Synonyms: angry, furious, indignant, irate, ireful, mad, wrathful
These adjectives mean feeling or showing marked displeasure: an angry retort; a furious scowl; an indignant denial; irate protesters; ireful words; mad at a friend; a wrathful act.

angry
Adjective
[-grier, -griest]
1. feeling or expressing annoyance or rage
2. severely inflamed: he had angry welts on his forehead
3. dark and stormy: angry waves
angrily adv
USAGE: It was formerly considered incorrect to talk about being angry at a person, but this use is now acceptable.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.angry - feeling or showing anger; "angry at the weather"; "angry customers"; "an angry silence"; "sending angry letters to the papers"
unangry - not angry
2.angry - (of the elements) as if showing violent anger; "angry clouds on the horizon"; "furious winds"; "the raging sea"
stormy - (especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion; "a stormy day"; "wide and stormy seas"
3.angry - severely inflamed and painful; "an angry sore"
unhealthy - not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind; "unhealthy ulcers"

angry
adjective furious, cross, heated, mad (informal) raging, provoked, outraged, annoyed, passionate, irritated, raving, hacked (off) U.S. (slang) choked, infuriated, hot, incensed, enraged, ranting, exasperated, irritable, resentful, nettled, snappy, indignant, irate, tumultuous, displeased, uptight (informal) riled, up in arms, incandescent, ill-tempered, irascible, antagonized, waspish, piqued, hot under the collar (informal) on the warpath, hopping mad (informal) foaming at the mouth, choleric, splenetic, wrathful, at daggers drawn, in high dudgeon, as black as thunder, ireful, tooshie Austral. (slang) off the air Austral. (slang) << OPPOSITE calm
USAGE Some people feel it is more correct to talk about being angry with someone than being angry at them. In British English, angry with is still more common than angry at, but angry at is used more commonly in American English.
Translations

angry [ˈæŋgrɪ] adjenfadado, enojado (esp LAM);
to be angry with sb/at sth → estar enfadado con algn/por algo;
to get angry → enfadarse, enojarse (esp LAM)
angry [ˈæŋgrɪ] adjen colère, furieux/euse; [wound] → enflamé(e);
to be angry with sb/at sth → être furieux contre qn/de qch;
to get angry → se fâcher, se mettre en colère;
to make sb angry → mettre qn en colère
angry [ˈæŋgrɪ] adjverärgert;
(wound) → entzündet;
to be angry with sb → auf jdn böse sein;
to be angry at sth → über etw acc verärgert sein;
to get angry → wütend werden;
to make sb angry → jdn wütend machen
angry [ˈæŋgrɪ] adjarrabbiato/a, furioso/a;
to be angry with sb/at sth → essere in collera con qn/per qc;
to get angry → arrabbiarsi;
to make sb angry → fare arrabbiare qn

angry anger


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The Nome King was in an angry mood, and at such times he was very disagreeable.
And now you are angry with me too because I have a man here.
Only when angry do I utter my fearful, ear-splitting, soul-shuddering growl.
 
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