US /ˈfjʊɹ.i.əs/ UK /ˈfjʊə.ɹɪəs/
adj Freq #5212

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Extremely angry.

    The parents were furious at their child's behaviour.

  2. 2
    adj

    Very forceful, fast, or violent.

    A furious storm battered the coast all night.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · extremely angry. angeredraginginfuriate
2 adj · very forceful, fast, or... ferociousfiercesavage
Word family
Derived forms frumiousfuriousnessoverfuriousunfurious

Etymology

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

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