angry

angry
adj.
VERBS
appear, be, feel, look, seem, sound
become, get, grow, turn (esp. AmE)
remain, stay

She couldn't stay angry with him for long.

get sb (esp. AmE), make sb

That man makes me angry every time I see him.

ADVERB
extremely, fairly, very, etc.
bitterly, furiously, incredibly, terribly
a little, slightly, etc.
increasingly
suddenly
clearly, visibly
understandably

They are understandably angry that some workers will be fired.

PREPOSITION
about

Local people are very angry about the plans to close another hospital.

at

The members of the group are frustrated and angry at their lack of power.

with

I got terribly angry with him.

PHRASES
have every reason to be angry, have every right to be angry, have a right to be angry

She had every right to be angry about the damage to the house.

have no reason to be angry, have no right to be angry
Angry is used with these nouns: ↑bee, ↑bellow, ↑buzz, ↑clash, ↑crowd, ↑customer, ↑demonstrator, ↑denunciation, ↑email, ↑exchange, ↑expression, ↑eye, ↑face, ↑fist, ↑frown, ↑frustration, ↑gaze, ↑gesture, ↑glance, ↑glare, ↑growl, ↑grunt, ↑letter, ↑look, ↑meeting, ↑mob, ↑murmur, ↑outburst, ↑parent, ↑protest, ↑protester, ↑reaction, ↑response, ↑retort, ↑roar, ↑scene, ↑scowl, ↑shout, ↑tear, ↑tone, ↑voice, ↑word

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  • Angry — An gry, a. [Compar. {Angrier}; superl. {Angriest}.] [See {Anger}.] 1. Troublesome; vexatious; rigorous. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] God had provided a severe and angry education to chastise the forwardness of a young spirit. Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • angry — [aŋ′grē] adj. angrier, angriest [ME angri, troubled < ANGER] 1. feeling, showing, or resulting from anger [an angry reply] 2. wild and stormy, as if angry [an angry sea] 3. inflamed and sore [an angry wound] angrily …   English World dictionary

  • angry — (adj.) late 14c., from ANGER (Cf. anger) (n.) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Originally full of trouble, vexatious; sense of enraged, irate also is from late 14c. The Old Norse adjective was ongrfullr sorrowful, and Middle English had angerful anxious, eager… …   Etymology dictionary

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  • Angry-la — Angry la: a place either in your mind or in a community where either a state of anger persists (as in the mind) or where anger exists collectively within a community. No matter how pleasantle he s treated, he always behaves, reacts, or replies… …   Dictionary of american slang

  • angry — index resentful, vehement, vindictive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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  • angry — ► ADJECTIVE (angrier, angriest) 1) feeling or showing anger. 2) (of a wound or sore) red and inflamed. DERIVATIVES angrily adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • angry — an|gry W3S3 [ˈæŋgri] adj comparative angrier superlative angriest [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: anger] 1.) feeling strong emotions which make you want to shout at someone or hurt them because they have behaved in an unfair, cruel, offensive etc way,… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • angry */*/*/ — UK [ˈæŋɡrɪ] / US adjective Word forms angry : adjective angry comparative angrier superlative angriest Metaphor: Being angry is like being hot or on fire. She burned with indignation. ♦ He has a fiery temper. ♦ Jack was a hot tempered young man.… …   English dictionary

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