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furious

adjective

  1. having a lot of anger
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈfjʊəɹi.əs/ / /ˈfjɔːɹi.əs/ / /ˈfjɵːɹɪjəs/

adj

Etymology: From Middle English furious, from Old French furieus, from Latin furiōsus. Displaced native Old English hātheort (literally “hot-hearted”).

  1. Feeling great anger; raging; violent.

    a furious animal; parent furious at their child's behaviour

    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