FURIOUS

angered, enraged, furious, infuriated, maddened

(adjective) marked by extreme anger; “the enraged bull attached”; “furious about the accident”; “a furious scowl”; “infuriated onlookers charged the police who were beating the boy”; “could not control the maddened crowd”

angry, furious, raging, tempestuous, wild

(adjective) (of the elements) as if showing violent anger; “angry clouds on the horizon”; “furious winds”; “the raging sea”

ferocious, fierce, furious, savage

(adjective) marked by extreme and violent energy; “a ferocious beating”; “fierce fighting”; “a furious battle”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

furious (comparative more furious, superlative most furious)

Feeling great anger; raging; violent.

Rushing with impetuosity; moving with violence.

Source: Wiktionary


Fu"ri*ous, a. Etym: [L. furiosus, fr. furia rage, fury: cf. F. furieux. See Fury.]

1. Transported with passion or fury; raging; violent; as, a furious animal.

2. Rushing with impetuosity; moving with violence; as, a furious stream; a furious wind or storm.

Syn.

– Impetuous; vehement; boisterous; fierce; turbulent; tumultuous; angry; mad; frantic; frenzied.

– Fu"ri*ous*ly, adv.

– Fu"ri*ous*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

22 November 2024

SHEET

(noun) (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

coffee icon