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fu⋅ri⋅ous

  [fyoor-ee-uhs]
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–adjective
1. full of fury, violent passion, or rage; extremely angry; enraged: He was furious about the accident.
2. intensely violent, as wind or storms.
3. of unrestrained energy, speed, etc.: furious activity.
Origin:
1300–50; ME < L furiōsus. See fury, -ous

Related forms:
fu⋅ri⋅ous⋅ly, adverb
fu⋅ri⋅ous⋅ness, noun
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fu·ri·ous   (fyŏŏr'ē-əs)   
adj.  

  1. Full of or characterized by extreme anger; raging.

  2. Suggestive of extreme anger in action or appearance; fierce. See Synonyms at angry.

  3. Full of activity; energetic or rapid: the furious pace of the trading floor.


[Middle English, from Old French furieus, from Latin furiōsus, from furia, fury; see fury.]
fu'ri·ous·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

furious 
c.1374, from O.Fr. furieus, from L. furiosus "full of rage, mad," from furia "rage, passion, fury." Furioso, from the It. form of the word, was used in Eng. 17c.-18c. for "an enraged person," probably from Ariosto's "Orlando Furioso."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Idioms & Phrases

furious

see fast and furious.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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