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furiously
[fyoor-ee-uhs-lee]
adverb
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.
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
Example Sentences
A pink, flowering waterlily throws open his petals and furiously exudes a lovely fragrance, for he, too, would like to be remembered in verse.
Her clothes have been lost en route, and she furiously rejected all proffered substitutes.
Many of the employees were Latino or Mexican, or maneuvered like veteran hospitality people, flipping tortillas and preparing salsas, or furiously mixing drinks.
Other union leaders felt the same way, Ms McAnea said, and that any attempt to "pull back" on the bill would be a "huge mistake" that unions would "furiously" campaign against.
The film brims with coconut gags: Param and Sundari first meet by a tree, she vents her anger by furiously harvesting coconuts, and he finally confesses his love from atop one.
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