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Definition of furious in English: furiousadjective ˈfjʊərɪəsˈfjʊriəs 1Extremely angry. he was furious when he learned about it Example sentencesExamples - The fans were furious at such a suggestion and several said they would rip up their membership cards if it were to happen.
- They are furious at the limited options offered by Wandsworth Council for the Woking Close site.
- We were about to ask for a table for dinner, but furious at being treated so rudely we just walked out.
- Another tale has it that several co-workers are furious at my caricaturing them on one post.
- The party membership will be furious at being diverted from the real enemy, which is Labour.
- Rifkind is furious at public suggestions that he is preparing to go in with Clarke, but the ground has been laid.
- Insiders at the town hall say the council is furious at the move, which will wreck hopes of a massive jobs boom.
- The departments are furious at the misuse being made of their facilities.
- The conductors are furious at huge rises given to train drivers in a bid to solve a crippling shortage.
- Trinity councillor Tony Lambert has been to inspect the hole and is furious at the lack of action.
- I have known from day one about there being no seatbelts and I am furious at the British Forces.
- Linda Bennet is not the only one to be furious at the continuing loss of trees in Bexley and particularly Welling.
- The mother is furious at the police. Does she take no responsibility in this matter at all?
- Critics of fish farming are furious at what they consider to be an attempt to hoodwink the public.
- If anything, the public is furious at Blunkett for not being heavy enough.
- Aston Villa manager Graham Taylor was furious at the way his team had fallen off the pace in the second half.
- A new home owner furious at faults with the construction has put up a warning notice to other potential buyers.
- They are furious at school rules that forbid kissing, hugging, and holding hands.
- If so, no wonder David Blunkett is reported to be furious at the publication of Archer's book.
- A smoke bomb attack has left traders furious at the rising level of Witham youth crime.
Synonyms enraged, raging, infuriated, very angry, inflamed, incandescent, fuming, boiling, seething, incensed, irate, frenzied, in a frenzy, raving mad, mad, maddened, ranting, raving, wrathful, in a temper, beside oneself in high dudgeon, indignant, outraged informal livid, hot under the collar, hopping mad, wild, as cross as two sticks, apoplectic, riled, aerated, on the warpath, up in arms, foaming at the mouth, steamed up, in a lather, in a paddy, fit to be tied, up the wall North American informal sore, bent out of shape, soreheaded Australian/New Zealand informal ropeable, snaky, crook West Indian informal vex British informal, dated in a bate literary ireful, wroth 2Full of anger or energy; violent or intense. he drove at a furious speed Example sentencesExamples - Are there really two distinct things operating in Medea, her plans and her furious anger?
- When Paddy found out he was furious and stormed back into the office for an explanation.
- I needed to pace for a few minutes in order to get rid of some of the furious energy.
- As in gladiatorial chariot races, the pace is furious and the tricks dirty.
- A furious Victor stormed back out of the Diary Room to square up to her and had to be restrained by Stuart.
- One time I was forced to get into a furious argument to stop my cover being blown.
- Nikki was spotted having a furious argument with Danny outside the set of the show.
- He accelerates the images until they reach a furious speed resulting in a new kind of film space.
Synonyms fierce, wild, violent intense, vehement, unrestrained heated, hot, passionate, fiery, ‘lively’ tumultuous, turbulent, tempestuous, stormy, boisterous blustery, gusty, gusting, windy, squally, rough, raging, howling, roaring, foul, filthy, dirty, nasty
Derivatives noun In High School, his training under Mr. Jose R. Limón taught him how to move his feet with furiousness. Example sentencesExamples - She took a moment to think and then looked back up with hurt and furiousness.
- Marius grunted which Erika interpreted as his way of showing his agreement but in actuality it was his way of showing his furiousness.
- I want viewers to sense the power, simplicity, and furiousness of nature.
- The conclusion's furiousness, in fact, could not be fully sensed until the ensuing silence, much as one cannot fully sense cold until one steps out of it.
- He throws the microphone down with furiousness and sits down in his chair without another word.
- The stuff was blaring over the store stereo with a furiousness that would impress any awkward teenager.
- Woo may have captured some of the furiousness of warfare, but he has lost his art in the process.
- That furiousness continued on the whole next day and into the night.
- Five semantic features (gender and age of the agent, level of anger, volume of voice, and furiousness of the patient) were tested with multiple choice and open-ended tasks.
Origin Late Middle English: from Old French furieus, from Latin furiosus, from furia 'fury'. Rhymes curious, injurious, luxurious, penurious, perjurious, spurious, sulphureous (US sulfureous), usurious Definition of furious in US English: furiousadjectiveˈfyo͝orēəsˈfjʊriəs 1Extremely angry. she was furious at this attempt to manipulate her Example sentencesExamples - Another tale has it that several co-workers are furious at my caricaturing them on one post.
- If so, no wonder David Blunkett is reported to be furious at the publication of Archer's book.
- A new home owner furious at faults with the construction has put up a warning notice to other potential buyers.
- The party membership will be furious at being diverted from the real enemy, which is Labour.
- The fans were furious at such a suggestion and several said they would rip up their membership cards if it were to happen.
- A smoke bomb attack has left traders furious at the rising level of Witham youth crime.
- Critics of fish farming are furious at what they consider to be an attempt to hoodwink the public.
- We were about to ask for a table for dinner, but furious at being treated so rudely we just walked out.
- The departments are furious at the misuse being made of their facilities.
- Aston Villa manager Graham Taylor was furious at the way his team had fallen off the pace in the second half.
- Insiders at the town hall say the council is furious at the move, which will wreck hopes of a massive jobs boom.
- If anything, the public is furious at Blunkett for not being heavy enough.
- Linda Bennet is not the only one to be furious at the continuing loss of trees in Bexley and particularly Welling.
- The mother is furious at the police. Does she take no responsibility in this matter at all?
- The conductors are furious at huge rises given to train drivers in a bid to solve a crippling shortage.
- I have known from day one about there being no seatbelts and I am furious at the British Forces.
- They are furious at school rules that forbid kissing, hugging, and holding hands.
- Rifkind is furious at public suggestions that he is preparing to go in with Clarke, but the ground has been laid.
- Trinity councillor Tony Lambert has been to inspect the hole and is furious at the lack of action.
- They are furious at the limited options offered by Wandsworth Council for the Woking Close site.
Synonyms enraged, raging, infuriated, very angry, inflamed, incandescent, fuming, boiling, seething, incensed, irate, frenzied, in a frenzy, raving mad, mad, maddened, ranting, raving, wrathful, in a temper, beside oneself - 1.1 Full of anger or energy; violent or intense.
he drove at a furious speed Example sentencesExamples - He accelerates the images until they reach a furious speed resulting in a new kind of film space.
- As in gladiatorial chariot races, the pace is furious and the tricks dirty.
- Nikki was spotted having a furious argument with Danny outside the set of the show.
- A furious Victor stormed back out of the Diary Room to square up to her and had to be restrained by Stuart.
- I needed to pace for a few minutes in order to get rid of some of the furious energy.
- Are there really two distinct things operating in Medea, her plans and her furious anger?
- One time I was forced to get into a furious argument to stop my cover being blown.
- When Paddy found out he was furious and stormed back into the office for an explanation.
Origin Late Middle English: from Old French furieus, from Latin furiosus, from furia ‘fury’. |