furioso

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

adjective

1. forceful; turbulent.

adverb

1. forcefully; turbulently.

furioso

/ ˌfjʊərɪˈəʊsəʊ /

adjective

1. in a frantically rushing manner

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of furioso¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of furioso¹

C19: Italian, literally: furious; see fury

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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