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

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce FURIOUS?

1. Alex

   US English

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

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   British

   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

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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. Rory Bruer:

   It was a little scary to be in [‘Furious 7’s’] wake, but that Blart is tough stuff, we exceeded expectations and held our ground despite this juggernaut.

2. Kate Upton:

   The next day, I learned that I had been fired from the shoot. Someone had called my agency to say I had gotten fat. paul’s texting increased, telling me how excited Paul Marciano was to see me, that Paul Marciano wanted me to change in front of Paul Marciano so Paul Marciano could see my naked body getting into Paul Marciano clothes. Paul Marciano asked if I thought of Paul Marciano when I was posing sexy on set. All the language Paul Marciano used was extremely dominant and possessive. At one point, to avoid Paul coming to set, I told him my boyfriend was going to be there. He was absolutely furious at that. It was an emotional and non-stop battle of games, power struggles and creative avoidance tactics.

3. 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.

4. Lynne Westafer:

   I’m mostly angry, I’m still furious. There were moments of total terror. He loved the power and he was going to milk the situation.

5. Darnell Hunt:

   The' Fast the Furious' franchise is one of the industry's most successful, and we haven't seen any attempts to duplicate that.

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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