Furious

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʊəɹiÉ™s

Origin

From Old French furieus, from Latin furiosus

Full definition of furious

Adjective

1. Transported with passion or fury; raging; violent.
   a furious animal;   a furious cuckold
• 1918, W. B. Maxwell, The Mirror and the Lamp Chapter 22, 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.
2. Rushing with impetuosity; moving with violence.
   a furious stream;   a furious wind or storm

Derived terms

• fast and furious
• furiousness