ANGRILY Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

angrily

adverb

Definition of angrily

as in hostilely

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Recent Examples of angrily The video cuts to flashback of similar experiences in which Swift, his then-companion, reacted more angrily to his infractions. — Chris Willman, Variety, 28 Sep. 2026 Janson Junk, Tyler Phillips and Ryan Gusto generally have had good attitudes about getting early hooks, though Phillips reacted angrily after being lifted with a lead in the fourth inning against the Dodgers last weekend. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026 This does not sit well with Chapel, who witnesses the exchange then storms off angrily. — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026 After Rangers won on penalties following a 3-3 aggregate draw, Mourinho railed angrily against supposedly biased refereeing. — Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 In the early 2020s, when Turkey entered into a contract to sell TB2s to Algeria’s neighbor and rival, Morocco, Algiers reacted angrily. — Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 In this case, in responding angrily to Ronson in writing, Donnelly gave the agency an opening to question his credibility, fairly or not. — Max Tani, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2026 That's why the usual suspects — Jemele Hill, Katie Nolan, Sarah Spain and now Bryant — have reacted so angrily to Cunningham's comments. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026 Cruise said angrily in the deposition, referring to the headline of the story. — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 27 July 2026

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The surviving communist regime in North Korea has belligerently threatened unspecified action due to joint military exercises involving South Korea and the United States.

— Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026
In addition, Field appeared to be under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, was yelling, acting belligerently and was disturbing residents, including a mother with young children.

— CBS Miami Team, CBS News, 12 June 2026

Definition of belligerently

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Hazel swung the lamp in her hand and looked contemptuously at Ginny, surrounded by the naturalists and the teachers, who whispered encouragement.

— Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
Men sneered contemptuously at them, while teenagers used their names as insults.

— Mikhail Zygar, Vanity Fair, 7 Jan. 2026

Definition of contemptuously

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