madder (Meaning)
madder (n)
Eurasian herb having small yellow flowers and red roots formerly an important source of the dye alizarin
madder (v)
color a moderate to strong red
madder (n.)
A plant of the Rubia (R. tinctorum). The root is much used in dyeing red, and formerly was used in medicine. It is cultivated in France and Holland. See Rubiaceous.
Synonyms & Antonyms of madder
Synonyms:
- belligerent
- stormy
- worked up
- inimical
- touchy
- riley
- acrid
- vitriolic
- bristling
- antisocial
- peevish
- frigid
- inflammable
- seething
- grouchy
- vindictive
- perturbed
- fretful
- malevolent
- rankled
- smouldering
- irascible
- testy
- shirty
- ranting
- hopping
- bitter
- horn-mad
- querulous
- teed off
- cantankerous
- in a pet
- raving
- quarrelsome
- unfriendly
- bristly
- vengeful
- sizzling
- soreheaded
- cheesed off
- antagonistic
- spiteful
- sorehead
- bilious
- sulky
- cool
- aggravated
- icy
- ticked
- going crook
- smoldering
- burning
- in a fume
- argumentative
- steamed up
- petulant
- antipathetic
- acrimonious
- disapproving
- embittered
- disagreeable
- huffy
- crabby
- fussy
- cranky
- cold
- ill-tempered
- ornery
- pugnacious
- unpleasant
- snappish
- enflamed
- dyspeptic
- grumpy
- cross
- boiling
- virulent
- churlish
- distant
- resentful
- wrought (up)
- roiled
- rancorous
Antonyms:
madder Sentence Examples
- The angry farmer was madder than a hornet after his crops were destroyed by the storm.
- The contractor grew madder and madder as the project deadline approached and the work remained unfinished.
- The scorned lover was so madder at her ex that she burned all his belongings.
- The graffiti artist was madder than a wet hen after his masterpiece was whitewashed.
- The politician was madder than a bull at a red flag when his opponent revealed his secret affair.
- The teacher was madder than a wet hen after the students interrupted her lecture for the tenth time.
- The child was madder than a hornet when his toy was taken away.
- The driver was madder than a wet cat when he got stuck in a traffic jam on his way to work.
- The musician was madder than a wet hen when her performance was met with silence.
- The scientist was madder than a March hare when his experiment failed for the third time.
FAQs About the word madder
Eurasian herb having small yellow flowers and red roots formerly an important source of the dye alizarin, color a moderate to strong redA plant of the Rubia (R.
infuriated, furious, outraged,angry, angered, enraged, ballistic, indignant, incensed, riled
pleased, accepting, pleased, delighted, happy, amenable,delighted, agreeable, complaisant, friendly
The angry farmer was madder than a hornet after his crops were destroyed by the storm.
The contractor grew madder and madder as the project deadline approached and the work remained unfinished.
The scorned lover was so madder at her ex that she burned all his belongings.
The graffiti artist was madder than a wet hen after his masterpiece was whitewashed.
