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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A furious president immediately vowed to impose a global tariff of 10 percent under a separate authority, before raising it to 15 percent on Saturday.
From Barron's
Eight men sliding 16 stones down an ice sheet to the soundtrack of clunking granite, furious sweeping and hollered commands of "hard" and "curl".
From BBC
Mr. Reardon was surprised and upset—no, make that furious—to see that file on his desk.
From Literature
Those freeze almost immediately and are only removed by the furious sweeping of the players' brushes.
From BBC
Here are how the new rules will work - and why Jelena and others like her are furious about it.
From BBC
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