FURIOUS
angered, enraged, furious, infuriated, maddened
(adjective) marked by extreme anger; âthe enraged bull attachedâ; âfurious about the accidentâ; âa furious scowlâ; âinfuriated onlookers charged the police who were beating the boyâ; âcould not control the maddened crowdâ
angry, furious, raging, tempestuous, wild
(adjective) (of the elements) as if showing violent anger; âangry clouds on the horizonâ; âfurious windsâ; âthe raging seaâ
ferocious, fierce, furious, savage
(adjective) marked by extreme and violent energy; âa ferocious beatingâ; âfierce fightingâ; âa furious battleâ
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