Definitions for furious
ˈfyʊər i əsfu·ri·ous

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. ferocious, fierce, furious, savageadjective

   marked by extreme and violent energy

   "a ferocious beating"; "fierce fighting"; "a furious battle"

2. angered, enraged, furious, infuriated, maddenedadjective

   marked by extreme anger

   "the enraged bull attached"; "furious about the accident"; "a furious scowl"; "infuriated onlookers charged the police who were beating the boy"; "could not control the maddened crowd"

3. angry, furious, raging, tempestuous, wildadjective

   (of the elements) as if showing violent anger

   "angry clouds on the horizon"; "furious winds"; "the raging sea"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.7 / 3 votes

1. furiousadjective

   Transported with passion or fury; raging; violent; as, a furious animal.

2. furiousadjective

   Rushing with impetuosity; moving with violence; as, a furious stream; a furious wind or storm.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FURIOUSadjective

   Etymology: furieux, French; furiosus, Latin.

   1. Mad; phrenetick.

   No man did ever think the hurtful actions of furious men and innocents to be punishable. Richard Hooker, b. i. s. 9.

   2. Raging; violent; transported by passion beyond reason.

   Who can be wise, amaz’d, temp’rate and furious,
   Loyal and neutral in a moment? No man. William Shakespeare, Macb.

   To be furious,
   Is to be frighted out of fear; and, in that mood,
   The dove will peck the estridge. William Shakespeare, Ant. and Cleopat.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. furious

   Furious is an adjective describing a state of extreme anger, rage or intensity. The term often refers to uncontrolled or violent anger, but can also convey a sense of excessive energy, speed or intensity, such as a furious storm or a furious pace. It comes from the Latin "furious", meaning "mad, raging, frenzied".

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Furiousadjective

   transported with passion or fury; raging; violent; as, a furious animal

2. Furiousadjective

   rushing with impetuosity; moving with violence; as, a furious stream; a furious wind or storm

WikidataRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Furious

   Furious is the only album by the supergroup Soopa Villainz released in 2005. The album peaked at #9 on the Billboard "Top Independent Albums" chart, #42 on the "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums" chart and #92 on the Billboard 200.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Furious

   fū′ri-us, adj. full of fury: violent.—adj. Fū′ribund, raging.—ns. Furios′ity, madness; Furiō′so, a furious person.—adv. Fū′riously.—n. Fū′riousness. [O. Fr. furieus—L. furiōsus—furia, rage.]

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1. furious

   Song lyrics by furious -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by furious on the Lyrics.com website.

British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'furious' in Adjectives Frequency: #845

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How to pronounce furious?

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How to say furious in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of furious in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of furious in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of furious in a Sentence

1. Neil Mawston:

   Apple fans in China had been waiting years for bigger-screen iPhones and they are upgrading at a furious rate to the new models.

2. Steve Daines:

   Listen, we were told we are at the one-yard line last night to get this done, all Ive got to say is, The Senate may think The Senate at the one-yard line right now, but Montanans are getting sacked. In fact, our unemployment claims in Montana since march 17th, we just looked it up 15 minutes ago, 14,350 Montanans have filed for unemployment in the last week. Monday had been marked with furious debate on the The Senate floor, as Republicans accused White House Democrats of proposing an alternative stimulus bill that was full of unnecessary progressive wishlist items. The Senate Democrats in the meantime repeatedly blocked the Republican stimulus bill, which would require 60 votes to survive. WATCH Steve Daines FULLSPEECH ON THE SENATE FLOOR The bill offered by White House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., included measures to restrict airlines carbon emissions, protect illegal immigrants, provide for same-day voter registration, pay off billions in student loan debt, encourage federal agencies to employ.

3. Jamie Schwesnedl:

   People are furious, and rightly so, there's no government organization or person in the city actually listening to people, hearing their pain and their anger, and addressing their concerns.

4. Kirsten Gillibrand:

   People across my state of New York, all across the country are furious with this administration’s policy to separate children from their parents.

5. Amy Winehouse father:

   I felt sick when I watched it for the first time, amy would be furious. This is not what she would have wanted.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=furious
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Furious
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=furious
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/furious
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=furious
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=furious
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=furious