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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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WORDS RELATED TO FURIOUS

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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