furious — furious, frantic, frenzied, wild, frenetic, delirious, rabid are comparable when they mean possessed with uncontrollable excitement especially under the stress of a powerful emotion. Furious implies strong excitement or violence that… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Furious — Fu ri*ous, a. [L. furiosus, fr. furia rage, fury: cf. F. furieux. See {Fury}.] 1. Transported with passion or fury; raging; violent; as, a furious animal. [1913 Webster] 2. Rushing with impetuosity; moving with violence; as, a furious stream; a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
furious — [fyoor′ē əs] adj. [ME < OFr furieus < L furiosus] 1. full of fury or wild rage; violently angry 2. moving violently; violently overpowering [a furious attack] 3. very great; intense [with furious speed] furiously adv. furiousness n … English World dictionary
furious — [adj1] extremely angry, very mad bent*, bent out of shape*, beside oneself*, boiling*, browned off*, bummed out*, corybantic, crazed, demented, desperate, enraged, fierce, fit to be tied*, frantic, frenetic, frenzied, fuming, hacked, hopping mad* … New thesaurus
furious — index demonstrative (expressive of emotion), resentful, severe, vehement Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
furious — late 14c., from O.Fr. furieus (14c., Mod.Fr. furieux), from L. furiosus full of rage, mad, from furia rage, passion, fury. Furioso, from the Italian form of the word, was used in English 17c. 18c. for an enraged person, probably from Ariosto s… … Etymology dictionary
furious — ► ADJECTIVE 1) extremely angry. 2) full of energy or intensity. DERIVATIVES furiously adverb. ORIGIN Latin furiosus, from furia fury … English terms dictionary
furious — adj. 1) furious about, at, over smt. 2) furious at (esp. AE), with smb. 3) furious to + inf. (he was furious to learn that his pay check had been lost) 4) furious that + clause (she was furious that the information had been leaked) * * * [… … Combinatory dictionary
furious — fu|ri|ous [ˈfjuəriəs US ˈfjur ] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: furieus, from Latin furia; FURY] 1.) very angry furious at/about ▪ Residents in the area are furious at the decision. furious with ▪ She was furious with herself for… … Dictionary of contemporary English
furious — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem, sound ▪ become, get ▪ make sb ▪ … Collocations dictionary