furioso

[ fyoor-ee-oh-soh; Italian foo-ryaw-zaw ]

adjective
  1. forceful; turbulent.

adverb
  1. forcefully; turbulently.

Origin of furioso

1
1660–70, for an earlier sense; <Italian: literally, furious, equivalent to furi(a) fury + -oso-ous

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British Dictionary definitions for furioso

furioso

/ (ˌfjʊərɪˈəʊsəʊ) music /


adjective, adverb
  1. in a frantically rushing manner

nounplural -sos
  1. a passage or piece to be performed in this way

Origin of furioso

1
C19: Italian, literally: furious; see fury

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