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furious

fu·rious

UK/ˈfjʊəɹi.əs/ US/ˈfjɔːɹi.əs/ fairly common

adjective

1.

marked by extreme and violent energy

  • “a ferocious beating”
  • “fierce fighting”
  • “a furious battle”
2.

marked by extreme anger

  • “the enraged bull attached”
  • “furious about the accident”
  • “a furious scowl”
  • “infuriated onlookers charged the police who were beating the boy”
  • “could not control the maddened crowd”
3.

(of the elements) as if showing violent anger

  • “angry clouds on the horizon”
  • “furious winds”
  • “the raging sea”

Origin

From Middle English furious, from Old French furieus, from Latin furiōsus. Displaced native Old English hātheort (literally “hot-hearted”).

Phrases

  • fast and furious
  • furious fifties
  • furious rabies

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