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A0306300 (ăng′grē)adj. an·gri·er, an·gri·est 1. Feeling or showing anger; incensed or enraged: angry at my boss; angry with her. 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 US Inflamed and painful: an angry sore.

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

an′gri·ly adv.an′gri·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 tyrant.

angry

(ˈæŋɡrɪ) adj, -grier or -griest1. feeling or expressing annoyance, animosity, or resentment; enraged2. suggestive of anger: angry clouds. 3. (Medicine) severely inflamed: an angry sore. ˈangrily advUsage: It was formerly considered incorrect to talk about being angry at a person, but this use is now acceptable

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(ˈæŋ gri)

adj. -gri•er, -gri•est. 1. feeling anger or strong resentment: to be angry at the dean; to be angry about the insult. 2. expressing, caused by, or characterized by anger; wrathful: angry words. 3. Chiefly New Eng. and Midland U.S. inflamed, as a sore. 4. exhibiting characteristics associated with anger or danger: an angry sea. [1275–1325; see anger] an′gri•ly, adv. an′gri•ness, n.

angry

- Describing a wound or sore that is red and inflamed.See also related terms for sore.

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Angry is normally used to talk about someone's mood or feelings on a particular occasion. If someone is often angry, you can describe them as bad-tempered.

Are you angry with me for some reason?She's a bad-tempered young lady.

If someone is very angry, you can describe them as furious.

Senior police officers are furious at the blunder.

If they are less angry, you can describe them as annoyed or irritated.

The Premier looked annoyed but calm....a man irritated by the barking of his neighbour's dog.

Typically, someone is irritated by something because it happens constantly or continually. If someone is often irritated, you can describe them as irritable.

Thesaurus

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"tempestuous, furious, raging, wildstormy - (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

adjective1. furious, cross, heated, mad (informal), raging, provoked, outraged, annoyed, passionate, irritated, raving, hacked (off) (U.S. slang), choked, pissed (taboo slang), infuriated, hot, incensed, enraged, ranting, exasperated, irritable, resentful, nettled, snappy, indignant, pissed off (taboo slang), 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 He's an angry man.
furious loving, happy, pleased, friendly, calm, peaceful, pleasant, mild, gratified, agreeable, amiable, congenial2. inflamed, severe, painful, nasty, swollen, sore He had two angry cuts across his forehead.3. threatening, forbidding, grim, menacing, sinister, ominous, baleful, inauspicious Under the angry red sky he ran, into the thickening darkness.Quotations
"When angry, count four; when very angry, swear" [Mark Twain Pudd'nhead Wilson]

angry

adjectiveFeeling or showing anger:choleric, indignant, mad.Informal: sore.Idiom: hot under the collar.

Translations

愤怒的肿痛发炎的

anger

(ˈӕŋgə) noun a violent, bitter feeling (against someone or something). He was filled with anger about the way he had been treated.愤怒 verb to make someone angry. His words angered her very much.使发怒ˈangry adjective1. feeling or showing anger. He was so angry that he was unable to speak; angry words; She is angry with him; The sky looks angry – it is going to rain.愤怒的2. red and sore-looking. He has an angry cut over his left eye.肿痛发炎的ˈangrily adverb愤怒地

angry at something: We were angry at the delay .
angry with someone: He is angry with his sister .

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angry young man

1. One of a group of 20th-century British authors whose works expressed disillusionment with conventional society. In this usage, the phrase is often capitalized. This author is considered an Angry Young Man, so what kinds of themes can we expect to find in this book?2. By extension, a young man who rebels against traditional values and society. He's an angry young man, protesting against a government he thinks is unjust.See also: angry, man, young

mad enough to chew nails

Seethingly angry; furious to the point of becoming irrational. I tell you, I was mad enough to chew nails when they told me they'd given the grant to that hack, Dr. Warner. The boss was mad enough to chew nails after he heard we'd lost the Jefferson account.See also: chew, enough, mad, nail

mad enough to chew nails (and spit rivets)

and angry enough to chew nails; mad enough to spit nailsInf. Fig. very angry, as if to be able to bite through metal nails. I am mad enough to chew nails! Who took my checkbook? Her sudden tirade made him angry enough to chew nails. He stomped in, mad enough to chew nails and spit rivets.See also: chew, enough, mad, nail

wax angry

and wax wrothFig. to speak in anger and with indignity. Seeing the damage done by the careless children caused the preacher to wax wroth at their parents.See also: angry, wax

angry young man

a young man who feels and expresses anger at the conventional values of the society around him. Originally, this term referred to a member of a group of socially conscious writers in Britain in the 1950s, in particular the playwright John Osborne. The phrase, the title of a book ( 1951 ) by Leslie Paul , was used of Osborne in the publicity material for his play Look Back in Anger ( 1956 ), in which the characteristic views of the angry young men were articulated by the anti-hero Jimmy Porter .See also: angry, man, young

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adj furious

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adj inflamed

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adj threatening

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adj feeling or showing anger

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adj feeling or showing anger

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adj (of the elements) as if showing violent anger

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adj severely inflamed and painful

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