furiously

[fyoor-ee-uhs-lee]

adverb

1. with extreme anger, violent passion, or rage.

   Watching furiously as his treasure was rowed out to a waiting ship, the fuming magician vowed revenge.

   My mother reacted angrily, furiously berating me for my bad behavior.

2. with unrestrained energy.

   Out of a clear sky came a roaring wind as loud as thunder, and truckloads of hail were furiously thrown to earth.

Word History and Origins

Origin of furiously¹

furious ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

I bought it at the wrong time, but anyone who has ridden the storm once isn’t worried about this downturn, and they’re buying furiously.

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My eyes blink furiously, trying to get rid of the black dots in my vision.

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He scribbled furiously with his pencil to find exactly how many baby nurse interviews could fit into one afternoon, otherwise known as the afternoon/baby nurse problem.

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All at once, in a blizzard of flying feathers and tasty, furiously beating wings, the chickens rose into the air.

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China, which claims Taiwan as part of its territory and has not ruled out using force to take the democratic island, reacted furiously to Takaichi's comments.

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