Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In an angry manner; with indications of resentment.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adverb In an angry manner; under the influence of anger.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adverb In an angry manner; under the influence of anger.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adverb with anger

Etymologies

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angry +‎ -ly

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Examples

  • As though she had denied this he calls angrily at her: Let Rebecca go like a saint; for me it is fraud!

    The Crucible Miller, Arthur 1953

  • A Giant, so tall that his head towered above Yvon like that of some mighty forest tree, glared at him angrily from the threshold.

    Folk Tales From Many Lands 1910

  • It was two o'clock, and the general was peacefully awaiting the sound of the dinner bell, but at the sight of Eugenia his peacefulness departed, and he called angrily:

    The Voice of the People Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow 1909

  • He was calling her name angrily, his voice resounding in the emptiness of the rooms.

    The Shuttle 1907

  • I called angrily after him now, and he wouldn't answer me.

    Hell fer Sartain and Other Stories 1897

  • I called angrily after him now, and he wouldn't answer me.

    Hell Fer Sartain and Other Stories John Fox 1891

  • "Billy," he called angrily, "you got to come in here and hold this old chicken; she's 'bout the terriblest pecker they is."

    Miss Minerva and William Green Hill Frances Boyd Calhoun 1888

  • He was calling her name angrily, his voice resounding in the emptiness of the rooms.

    The Shuttle Frances Hodgson Burnett 1886

  • Ben Goodin, a former raft guide who lives in nearby Coaldale, dismissed the idea angrily: "Hanging rags over the river is the same as hanging pornography in a church."

    Christo vs. Colorado 2010

  • "Ho-ho!" cries Spotted Tail angrily, which is the Sioux equivalent of "Damn their eyes!" or strong disapproval.

    Isabelle Estelle Bruno 2010

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