Angrily

Part of speech: adverb

Pronunciation: /ˈæŋ.ɡɹə.li/

Definitions

1. In a manner showing strong displeasure or hostility through tone, expression, or actions
2. In a way that expresses intense annoyance or frustration through voice and demeanor
3. With a tone or behavior that reflects deep irritation and hostility towards someone or something

Etymology: "Angrily" is a plain formation: the adjective "angry" with the adverbial suffix "-ly" added to it. "Angry" itself traces back to the Old English "angrian" and the noun "anger," which carried the sense of affliction or trouble before it came to mean wrath. The suffix "-ly" comes from Old English "-lic," a word that originally meant "having the form or appearance of," so "angrily" literally describes doing something in the manner of someone who is angry. The word appears in Middle English, the period after the Norman Conquest when English was reshaping its vocabulary and grammar, and it took on the sense of displeasure or hostility we use today. Because the formation is so transparent, the word needed little coining: speakers simply attached a familiar ending to a familiar adjective.

Synonyms: furiously, irately, madly

Antonyms: calmly, serenely