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

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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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. Pramila Jayapal:

   I think it's taken a bit of time for the White House to just tap into how furious we are particularly as women and pregnant people and people who have had abortions or might have an abortion and that's unfortunate.

2. Brian Sandoval:

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

3. Scott Schrader:

   He was really furious.

4. Ghislaine Maxwell:

   She was talking about humans as if they were disposable, for the purpose of sex, i was just furious. And I was fed up. I did not spot the red flags, but I did react very negatively. The fact that she was speaking about human beings in this horrible way was very offensive to me. But again, I thought she was discussing consensual adults here.

5. Karen Fisher:

   I was furious, this is who we are. This is part of our life as Catholics.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

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