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furioso
[ fyoor-ee-oh-soh; Italian foo-ryaw-zaw ]
adjective
- forceful; turbulent.
adverb
- forcefully; turbulently.
furioso
/ ˌfjʊərɪˈəʊsəʊ /
adjective
- in a frantically rushing manner
noun
- a passage or piece to be performed in this way
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of furioso1
C19: Italian, literally: furious; see fury
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Example Sentences
That witty knave, my godson Harrington, must have him into his rhymes of Orlando Furioso!
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Our informant went on to state, that this singular being was proceeding to learn the Orlando Furioso in the same manner.
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Read his "Orlando Furioso," a hundred-fold tale of knights and ladies, giants and magicians.
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After a similar fashion, Bombastes Furioso proposed to annihilate his enemies single-handed.
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Ariosto's "Orlando furioso" appeared in 1591, in a magnificently illustrated edition, and was dedicated to the Queen.
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