furious
Etymology

From Middle English furious, from Old French furieus, from Latin furiōsus.

Pronunciation
  • (RP) IPA: /ˈfjʊə.ɹɪəs/
  • (America) IPA: /ˈfjʊɹ.i.əs/, /ˈfjɝ.i.əs/
Adjective

furious

  1. Feeling great anger; raging; violent.
    a furious animal; parent furious at their child's behaviour
    • 1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XXII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC ↗:
      Not unnaturally, “Auntie” took this communication in bad part. Thus outraged, she showed herself to be a bold as well as a furious virago. Next day she found her way to their lodgings and tried to recover her ward by the hair of the head.
  2. Rushing with impetuosity; moving with violence.
    a furious stream; a furious wind or storm
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