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furious

[ fyoor-ee-uhs ]

adjective

  1. full of fury, violent passion, or rage; extremely angry; enraged:

    He was furious about the accident.

  2. intensely violent, as wind or storms.
  3. of unrestrained energy, speed, etc.:

    furious activity.



furious

/ ˈʊəɪə /

adjective

  1. extremely angry or annoyed; raging
  2. violent, wild, or unrestrained, as in speed, vigour, energy, etc
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Derived Forms

  • ˈڳܰdzܲԱ, noun
  • ˈڳܰdzܲ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • ڳ··dzܲ· adverb
  • ڳ··dzܲ·Ա noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of furious1

First recorded in 1300–50; a Middle English word from the Latin word ڳܰōܲ; fury, -ous
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Idioms and Phrases

see fast and furious .
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Example Sentences

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Both he and Roger were furious the SUV got into the crowd in the first place.

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Denver reclaimed home-court advantage in the playoff series after several players nearly came to blows before halftime and a furious, late rally by the Clippers.

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University students were furious as news spread of cancelled scholarship programmes and disruptions to their classes.

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Moumen seems undaunted, writing a furious column for the Washington Post at the end of March.

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"The Magic Circle was furious," Miss Winstanley told CBC at the time.

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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