angry
- adjective
- /ˈæŋɡri/
- A splash, and Glim surfaces in front of me, his forehead marred by an angry reddening bruise.
- angry red
- angry welts
- angry red scar
Like obviously the bump is still there, but usually this is like raw and looks super angry.
- Like obviously the bump is still there, but usually this is like raw and looks super angry.
- This is so nourishing to, to angry skin, to damage skin, to broken barrier skin, to dehydrated skin, to dry skin.
Examples
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The wound looks angry.
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Otherwise it just gets angry and red and it's awful.
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Note the tear on my cheek; observe my red and angry eyes.
Fiction book (1994) -
By the time he was finished, Joseph's complexion had darkened to an angry red.
Fiction book (1991) -
The wound looks angry and inflamed, needing immediate attention.
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After the accident, her arm had an angry red bruise that throbbed painfully.
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His leg was covered with an angry rash that made him very uncomfortable.
Synonyms
Hot, swollen, red, and often painful because of injury or infection
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Compounds
- Slur
A white man, often middle-aged or older, who feels very upset and bitter about social change
How Inflamed
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Angry for a wound uses the image of a strong reaction and comes from the same root as English anger and old Norse angr meaning 'grief' or 'sorrow'. So an 'angry' sore is red, swollen, and painful as if the body is showing anger at the injury.