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English Dictionary: incensed by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
incensed
adj
  1. angered at something unjust or wrong; "an indignant denial"; "incensed at the judges' unfairness"; "a look of outraged disbelief"; "umbrageous at the loss of their territory"
    Synonym(s): indignant, incensed, outraged, umbrageous
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Incense \In*cense"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Incensed}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Incensing}.] [L. incensus, p. p. of incendere; pref.
      in- in + root of candere to glow. See {Candle}.]
      1. To set on fire; to inflame; to kindle; to burn. [Obs.]
  
                     Twelve Trojan princes wait on thee, and labor to
                     incense Thy glorious heap of funeral. --Chapman.
  
      2. To inflame with anger; to endkindle; to fire; to incite;
            to provoke; to heat; to madden.
  
                     The people are incensed him.               --Shak.
  
      Syn: To enrage; exasperate; provoke; anger; irritate; heat;
               fire; instigate.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Incensed \In*censed"\, a.
      1. Angered; enraged.
  
      2. (Her.) Represented as enraged, as any wild creature
            depicted with fire issuing from mouth and eyes.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Incense \In"cense\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Incensed}; p. pr. & vb.
      n. {Incensing}.] [LL. incensare: cf. F. encenser. See
      {Incense}, n.]
      1. To offer incense to. See {Incense}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
  
      2. To perfume with, or as with, incense. [bd]Incensed with
            wanton sweets.[b8] --Marston.
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