furioso
Americanadjective
adverb
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of furioso
1660–70, for an earlier sense; < Italian: literally, furious, equivalent to furi ( a ) fury + -oso -ous
Example Sentences
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Everyone, audience and musicians alike, was outraged and Munch gave the man a fortissimo furioso piece of his mind.
From Time Magazine Archive
As the piece develops, a furioso section for the ensemble is followed by electronic responses from the soloists until the entire orchestra begins to fragment, a violin jutting out here, a trombone blasting there.
From Time Magazine Archive
With Feinstein it's been allegro furioso all the way.
From Time Magazine Archive
The two contestants were milling gloriously on the stage, while the orchestra milled away at its violins and double-basses, prestissimo furioso.
From Time Magazine Archive
Ariosto's "Orlando furioso" appeared in 1591, in a magnificently illustrated edition, and was dedicated to the Queen.
From The English Novel in the Time of Shakespeare by J. J. Jusserand
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