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   fu·ri·ous

   /ˈfyo͞orēəs/

   adjective

   • 1. extremely angry: "she was furious at this attempt to manipulate her" Similar enragedraginginfuriatedvery angryinflamedincandescentfumingboilingseethingincensediratefrenziedin a frenzyraving madmadmaddenedrantingravingwrathfulin a temperbeside oneselfin high dudgeonindignantoutragedinformal:lividhot under the collarhopping madwildapoplecticriledaeratedon the warpathup in armsfoaming at the mouthsteamed upin a latherfit to be tiedup the wallas cross as two sticksin a paddysorebent out of shapesoreheadedropeablesnakycrookvexinformal, dated:in a bateliterary:irefulwrothOpposite calmplacid
   • ▪ full of anger or energy; violent or intense: "he drove at a furious speed" Similar fiercewildviolentintensevehementunrestrainedheatedhotpassionatefierylivelytumultuousturbulenttempestuousstormyboisterousblusterygustygustingwindysquallyroughraginghowlingroaringfoulfilthydirtynastyOpposite mildcalm

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French furieus, from Latin furiosus, from furia ‘fury’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. furiousness noun

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › furiousFurious Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of FURIOUS is exhibiting or goaded by anger. How to use furious in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFURIOUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   using a lot of effort or strength: There is a furious struggle going on between the two presidential candidates. He set off running at a furious pace. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. (Definition of furious from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) furious | American Dictionary. adjective

4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › furiousFurious - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity. adjective. (of the elements) as if showing violent anger. “ furious winds” synonyms: angry, raging, tempestuous, wild. stormy. (especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion. Pronunciation.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFURIOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   2 meanings: 1. extremely angry or annoyed; raging 2. violent, wild, or unrestrained, as in speed, vigour, energy, etc.... Click for more definitions.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › furiousFurious - definition of furious by The Free Dictionary

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   Define furious. furious synonyms, furious pronunciation, furious translation, English dictionary definition of furious. adj. 1. Full of or characterized by extreme anger; raging. See Synonyms at angry. 2. Full of intensity; energetic or fierce: the furious pace of the trading...

7. www.dictionary.com › browse › furiousFURIOUS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Furious definition: full of fury, violent passion, or rage; extremely angry; enraged. See examples of FURIOUS used in a sentence.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryFURIOUS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   using a lot of effort or strength: There is a furious struggle going on between the two presidential candidates. He set off running at a furious pace. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. (Definition of furious from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) furious | Intermediate English.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishfurious adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   with great energy, speed or anger. a furious debate. She drove off at a furious pace. A furious row broke out last night after it was revealed that hundreds of prisoners had been released early from jail.

10. www.oed.com › dictionary › furious_adjfurious, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

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    There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective furious, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. furious has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.

11. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryFURIOUS - All you need to know about it | Collins English...

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    1. Someone who is furious is extremely angry. [...] 2. Furious is also used to describe something that is done with great energy, effort, speed, or violence. [...] More. Synonyms of 'furious' • angry, mad (informal), raging, boiling [...] • violent, wild, intense, fierce [...] More. Collocations with the word 'furious'