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.

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

FreebaseRate 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

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British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

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

How to pronounce furious?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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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. Emily Jashinsky:

   Where the anxieties of the working class and Baby Boomers were channeled into Trump, the anxieties of the left were channeled into a furious, culture-wide censorship campaign (against the Common Good). (Our Parents)

2. Hayley Squires:

   So many lies are told about it ... it makes me so furious.

3. Donald Trump:

   Britt Slabinski and Britt Slabinski team didn't even hesitate for a moment... they went back to that mountain... they jumped out onto a furious onslaught of machine gun fire... and charged uphill toward the enemy.

4. 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.

5. Dave Chappelle:

   Even a guy like me that's just writing jokes, I have to listen more than I've ever had to listen'cause the gripes is coming so fast and furious. And I'm not dismissive of people's gripes. Might sound like it on stage, but I listen, as a president of a country that's as eclectic as ours.

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