Meaning & use
angrily
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UK/ˈæŋɡrəli/
US/ˈæŋɡrəli/
Meaning
adverbnot comparable
In a way that shows you are very annoyed or furious.
Grammar: Describes how someone speaks or acts: she answered angrily.
Patterns
- react angrily to something
- say something angrily
He slammed the door angrily and left the room.
"Get out!" she shouted angrily.
Residents reacted angrily to the news of the closure.
Word forms
| comparative | more angrily |
|---|---|
| superlative | most angrily |
Common combinations
- respond angrily
- Fans responded angrily to the decision.
- shout angrily
- The driver shouted angrily out of the window.
- glare angrily
- She glared angrily at the screen.
- react angrily
- He reacted angrily when asked about the delay.
- snap angrily
- He snapped angrily at the waiter.
- say angrily
- "That is not fair," she said angrily.
Synonyms and how they differ
- furiously
- Furiously is stronger and means with extreme rage, while angrily can be mild or strong.
- irritably
- Irritably suggests short-tempered annoyance over small things, not deep anger.
- heatedly
- Heatedly describes arguments or talk that become emotional, rather than a person's general mood.
- crossly
- Crossly is milder and more British, suggesting everyday annoyance.
Opposites
Word family
Commonly confused: angrily or angry?
angrily vs angry
Angry is an adjective describing a person, so say he is angry, but he spoke angrily.
Practice
Choose the correct word: The customer spoke ___ to the manager about the broken phone.
Choose one answer.
An adverb is needed to modify the verb spoke, so angrily is right. Angry is an adjective and would describe the customer, not how he spoke.
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