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



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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