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furious[ fyoo r-ee-uh s ]SHOW IPA
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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.
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ORIGIN OF FURIOUS
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English word from Latin word furiōsus. See fury, -ous
OTHER WORDS FROM FURIOUS
fu·ri·ous·ly, adverb
fu·ri·ous·ness, noun
WORDS NEARBY FURIOUS
furfuran, furfurol, furiae, furies, furioso, furious, furkid, furl, furl., furlong, furlough
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enraged, frenzied, raging, vehement, livid, violent, frantic, desperate, incensed, fierce, frenetic, agitated, intense, bent, boiling, crazed, demented, infuriated, insane, irrational
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The story was so appalling, the attack so brutish and morally offensive, that it provoked an immediate, furious response.
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