riley

adjective

ril·​ey ˈrī-lē 

1

: turbid

2

: angry

Synonyms

• angered
• angry
• apoplectic
• ballistic
• cheesed off [chiefly British]
• choleric
• enraged
• foaming
• fuming
• furious
• hopping
• horn-mad
• hot
• incensed
• indignant
• inflamed
• enflamed
• infuriate
• infuriated
• irate
• ireful
• livid
• mad
• outraged
• rabid
• rankled
• riled
• roiled
• shirty [chiefly British]
• sore
• steamed up
• steaming
• teed off
• ticked
• wrathful
• wroth

Examples of riley in a Sentence

some visibly riley people were lined up in the customer service department

take care not to stir up the bottom of the stream when you fill the dipper, or your water will be riley

Word History

First Known Use

1805, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Biographical Definition

Riley

biographical name

Ri·​ley ˈrī-lē 

James Whit*comb ˈ(h)wit-kəm  1849–1916 American poet