Meanings
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1
adj
Extremely angry.
The parents were furious at their child's behaviour.
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2
adj
Very forceful, fast, or violent.
A furious storm battered the coast all night.
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Etymology
From Middle English furious, from Old French furieus, from Latin furiōsus. Displaced native Old English hātheort (literally “hot-hearted”).
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