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. Former President Trump:

   There is a fake news narrative that I was furious — it is just the opposite, the people I endorsed did very well. I was batting 98.6% in the primaries, and 216 to 19 in the general election — that is amazing.

2. Marion Underwood:

   To have the additional fear that incriminating pictures, that intimate pictures, are out there for others to see just adds to the shame and humiliation, when they are hurt, when they are furious ... unfortunately that's just perfect ammunition.

3. Brian Sandoval:

   Nevadans are furious about the decision and we will continue to fight it.

4. Clay Travis:

   There is a mom revolution and it is going to overwhelm everything. … Suburban moms, moms with kids in school, they have had enough, they’re furious over the fact that schools never opened back up. They’re educated on the fact that many of these masking requirements are total crap.

5. Steven Wright, Standup Comedy Routine:

   I installed a skylight in my apartment. The people who live above me are furious!

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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