mad as a hornet

adjective

Extremely angry

“The old man is on the bridge, mad as a hornet.”

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Meanings

adjectivemad as a hornet (not comparable)
  1. informalnot comparablesimileExtremely angry

    The old man is on the bridge, mad as a hornet.

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mad as a hornet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mad%20as%20a%20hornet

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“mad as a hornet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mad%20as%20a%20hornet. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mad as a hornet,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mad%20as%20a%20hornet.

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