furious
Americanadjective
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full of fury, violent passion, or rage; extremely angry; enraged.
He was furious about the accident.
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intensely violent, as wind or storms.
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of unrestrained energy, speed, etc..
furious activity.
adjective
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extremely angry or annoyed; raging
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violent, wild, or unrestrained, as in speed, vigour, energy, etc
Other Word Forms
- furiously adverb
- furiousness noun
Etymology
Origin of furious
First recorded in 1300–50; a Middle English word from the Latin word furiōsus; fury, -ous
Example Sentences
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When the grouse chicks grew enough to ignore Hawk, it made her furious to lose control.
From Literature
Things are still progressing at a furious pace.
From Barron's
‘The drawer slipped. I couldn’t get it back in. Hannie will be furious if she thinks I’ve been snooping around in her things,’ I said, starting to panic.
From Literature
President Lyndon Baines Johnson was furious at the time that U.K.
It made decent, dedicated officers and staff across the country furious that one of our own could commit such a monstrous crime.
From BBC
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