furious B2 Topic:Emotions & Feelings US /ˈfjʊɹ.i.əs/ UK /ˈfjʊə.ɹɪəs/ See IPA manual Freq #5212 Meanings 1 adj Extremely angry. The parents were furious at their child's behaviour. 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 Appears in Phrases (1) See all furious scowl An intensely angry facial expression with tightened or lowered eyebrows. Adjective + noun Idioms (1) See all fast and furious Happening with exceptional speed, energy, and intensity. Etymology AI details From Middle English furious, from Old French furieus, from Latin furiōsus. Displaced native Old English hātheort (literally “hot-hearted”). furious Middle English furieus Old French furiōsus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Emotions & Feelings External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # furious **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈfjʊɹ.i.əs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈfjʊə.ɹɪəs/ **Frequency rank:** 5212 ## Meanings 1. Extremely angry. 2. Very forceful, fast, or violent. ## Examples - The parents were furious at their child's behaviour. - A furious storm battered the coast all night. ## Derived Forms - frumious - furiousness - overfurious - unfurious ## Roots and Affixes - Root: furious - Root: furieus - Root: furiōsus ## Etymology From Middle English furious, from Old French furieus, from Latin furiōsus. Displaced native Old English hātheort (literally “hot-hearted”). ## AI Etymology Furious comes from Middle English furious, from Old French furieus, from Latin furiōsus. Displaced native Old English hātheort (literally “hot-hearted”). In current use, the main senses are “Extremely angry” and “Very forceful, fast, or violent”. ## Topics - Emotions & Feelings markdown