furious

Definition

Feeling great anger; raging; violent.

Etymology

From Middle English furious, from Old French furieus, from Latin furiōsus. Displaced native Old English hātheort (literally “hot-hearted”).

Example Sentences

• "a furious animal; parent furious at their child's behaviour"
• "Not unnaturally, “Auntie” took this communication in bad part. Thus outraged, she showed herself to be a bold as well as a furious virago. Next day she found her way to their lodgings and tried to recover her ward by the hair of the head."
• "a furious stream; a furious wind or storm"