English Explanatory Dictionary

furious

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Feeling great anger; raging; violent.
  2. Rushing with impetuosity; moving with violence.

Pronunciation

/ˈfjʊə.ɹɪəs/ /ˈfjʊɹ.i.əs/ /ˈfjɝ.i.əs/ en-us-furious.ogg

Word forms

furious more furious most furious

Etymology

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

Synonyms

fierce infuriate rampant ferocious furious grim incessive rabid raging savage volatile wild

Derived words

fast and furious frumious furious fifties furiousness furious rabies overfurious unfurious
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