Furious Meaning
/ˈfjʊəɹi.əs/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjFeeling great anger; raging; violent.
adjRushing with impetuosity; moving with violence.
Sentence Examples
Even though he apologized, I'm still furious.
The senator remained neutral in the furious controversy.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
When he saw the broken vase, he was ____ and shouted loudly.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She was ____ when she discovered that someone had accidentally deleted all of her important research files.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English furious, from Old French furieus, from Latin furiōsus. Displaced native Old English hātheort (literally “hot-hearted”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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."
— 1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XXII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
When he saw the broken vase, he was ____ and shouted loudly.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She was ____ when she discovered that someone had accidentally deleted all of her important research files.