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Meaning of 'furious' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Furious [ a.]
- Transported with passion or fury; raging; violent; as, a furious animal.
- Rushing with impetuosity; moving with violence; as, a furious stream; a furious wind or storm.

Meaning of 'furious' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . furious [ s]
Meaning (1):
- marked by extreme and violent energy
Example in sentence:
  • a ferocious beating;
  • a furious battle;
  • fierce fighting
Meaning (2):
- marked by extreme anger
Example in sentence:
  • a furious scowl;
  • could not control the maddened crowd;
  • furious about the accident;
  • infuriated onlookers charged the police who were beating the boy;
  • the enraged bull attached
Meaning (3):
- (of the elements) as if showing violent anger
Example in sentence:
  • angry clouds on the horizon;
  • furious winds;
  • the raging sea

Nearby Words:

fur furacious furacity furbelow furbelowed furbelowing furbish furbishable furbished furbisher

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