incensed
incensed adjective: enraged; infuriated; spitefully or furiously angry. Also the simple past and past participle of incense.
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Adjective
incensed (comparative more incensed, superlative most incensed)
- Enraged; infuriated; spitefully or furiously angry.
- Fisher read the article, became incensed, and started a smear campaign against the brothers’ business which proved immensely damaging.1993, “The Ballad Of Climie Fisher”, in Trouble Over Bridgwater, performed by Half Man Half Biscuit
- Ferguson was incensed as referee Martin Atkinson pointed to the spot - and United's sense of injustice deepened when Nemanja Vidic was sent off in stoppage time after receiving a second yellow card for a foul on Ramires, ruling the centre-back out of the visit to Liverpool on Sunday.2011 March 1, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 2 - 1 Man Utd”, in BBC
- Emitting fire from its mouth, often its ears, and sometimes elsewhere.
- […] between two lions passant azure, incensed gules, three besants;[…]1861, George Oliver, The History of the City of Exeter, page 211
- Argent, a lion rampant gules, incensed azure;1920, History of the Family of Maunsell (Mansell, Mansel), page 428
Also used as
incensed is also the simple past and past participle of incense.
Forms of incensed
| comparative | more incensed |
|---|---|
| superlative | most incensed |
Origin of incensed
See incense.
Words formed from incensed
Questions about incensed
- What does incensed mean?
- Incensed means enraged; infuriated; spitefully or furiously angry.
- What part of speech is incensed?
- Incensed is an adjective.
Words near incensed in the dictionary
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