Both Uses of
incensed
in
Pride and Prejudice
- Day after day passed away without bringing any other tidings of him than the report which shortly prevailed in Meryton of his coming no more to Netherfield the whole winter; a report which highly incensed Mrs. Bennet, and which she never failed to contradict as a most scandalous falsehood.†
p. 126.9 *incensed = very angered
- Her ladyship was highly incensed.†
p. 338.6
Definitions:
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(1)
(incensed as in: incensed by her insult) very angered
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too common or too rare to warrant focus:
More commonly, incense refers to something that is slowly burned to create a pleasant smell.