furious

CEFRC1

/ˈfjʊəɹi.əs/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Extremely angry and full of strong emotion.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Rushing with impetuosity; moving with violence.

Examples

  • Even though he apologized, I'm still furious.

  • The senator remained neutral in the furious controversy.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈfjoːɹɪjəs/
  • /ˈfjɵːɹɪjəs/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Feeling great anger; raging; violent.

More examples

In context

  • a furious animal; parent furious at their child's behaviour

  • a furious stream; a furious wind or storm

  • Not unnaturally, “Auntie” took this communication in bad part. Thus outraged, she showed herself to be a bold as well as a furious virago. Next day she found her way to their lodgings and tried to recover her ward by the hair of the head.

Synonyms

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Origin

adjective

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