furious

[ fyoo r-ee-uh s ]

/ ˈfyʊər i əs /

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adjective

full of fury, violent passion, or rage; extremely angry; enraged: He was furious about the accident.

intensely violent, as wind or storms.

of unrestrained energy, speed, etc.: furious activity.

Origin of furious

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English word from Latin word furiōsus. See fury, -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM furious

fu·ri·ous·ly, adverb fu·ri·ous·ness, noun

Words nearby furious

furfuran, furfurol, furiae, furies, furioso, furious, furkid, furl, furl., furlong, furlough

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The pale, baby-faced, red-cheeked rapper is furiously puffing away at a hastily-made blunt crammed with low-grade weed.

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It will go down as the only movie ever, probably, that features Josh Brolin furiously licking your armpit.

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He becomes angry, intransigent, furiously scribbling notes; Chaz meets determination with determination.

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Even as the nuclear deal was being negotiated, the Iranian government was furiously imprisoning bloggers, lawyers and journalists.

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To this day, my iPod is around 70 percent songs I furiously downloaded after hearing them on TRL.

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The barque, however, was rolling so furiously that it was almost impossible to get a correct cast.

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Many a furiously aimed blow had glided harmlessly down our cuirasses; we seemed to manage our swords with equal dexterity.

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While the man was thinking of this, Fido came running back again, and dashed at him furiously.

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He held out one of the cakes to Beppo, who dashed it furiously to the ground.

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Another time she came in with red ribbons to retrim her old hat; he asked her furiously where she got them.

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British Dictionary definitions for furiously

furious

/ (ˈfjʊərɪəs) /

adjective

extremely angry or annoyed; raging

violent, wild, or unrestrained, as in speed, vigour, energy, etc

Derived forms of furious

furiously, adverb furiousness, noun

Idioms and Phrases with furiously

furious

see fast and furious.

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