furious

[fyoo r-ee-uh s]

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adjective

full of fury, violent passion, or rage; extremely angry; enraged: He was furious about the accident.
intensely violent, as wind or storms.
of unrestrained energy, speed, etc.: furious activity.

Origin of furious

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English word from Latin word furiōsus. See fury, -ous

Related formsfu·ri·ous·ly, adverbfu·ri·ous·ness, noun

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Related Words for furious

enraged, frenzied, raging, vehement, livid, violent, frantic, desperate, incensed, fierce, frenetic, agitated, intense, bent, boiling, crazed, demented, infuriated, insane, irrational

Examples from the Web for furious

Contemporary Examples of furious

The story was so appalling, the attack so brutish and morally offensive, that it provoked an immediate, furious response.
Why It Was Right to Question Rolling Stone’s U-VA Rape Story
Michael Moynihan
December 5, 2014
I also believe the administration is hiding something about Benghazi and Fast and Furious, but the key word is “believe.”
The Facts About Ferguson Matter, Dammit
Doug McIntyre
December 3, 2014
“Operation Fast and Furious” continues to rankle some Republicans.
The GOP Senate: A New Utopia Dawns
P. J. O’Rourke
November 8, 2014
“They are furious with Pippa,” an aristocratic source told Radar Online at the time.
NBC’s Today Show ‘Hires’ Pippa Middleton
Lloyd Grove, Tom Sykes
November 5, 2014
And by the time it was all over, his fellow Republicans in Washington were furious.
Ted Cruz Quits Screwing With the GOP
Patricia Murphy
October 16, 2014

Historical Examples of furious

Then there was a furious clamor and a huge dog rushed at him.
Way of the Lawless
Max Brand
He was furious at this supposition that she would continue in her irregular practices.
Within the Law
Marvin Dana
When he found that the ice was out and the beer warm and flat, he was furious.
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Mary Roberts Rinehart
Then, with a brusque movement of furious resolution, he disappeared in the night.
The Dream
Emile Zola
Thud, thud—ta-thud, thud—on they charged at a furious pace directly at us.
A Woman Tenderfoot
Grace Gallatin Seton-Thompson

British Dictionary definitions for furious

furious

adjective

extremely angry or annoyed; raging
violent, wild, or unrestrained, as in speed, vigour, energy, etc

Derived Formsfuriously, adverbfuriousness, noun

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Word Origin and History for furious

adj.

late 14c., from Old French furieus (14c., Modern French furieux), from Latin furiosus "full of rage, mad," from furia "rage, passion, fury." Furioso, from the Italian form of the word, was used in English 17c.-18c. for "an enraged person," probably from Ariosto's "Orlando Furioso."

Idioms and Phrases with furious

furious

see fast and furious.