furious

English

Etymology

From Middle EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Middle English#FURIOUSCategory:English terms derived from Middle English#FURIOUS furious, from Old FrenchCategory:English terms derived from Old French#FURIOUS furieus, from LatinCategory:English terms derived from Latin#FURIOUS furiōsus. Displaced native Old English hātheort (literally hot-hearted).

Pronunciation

Adjective

furious (comparative more furious, superlative most furious)Category:English lemmas#FURIOUSCategory:English adjectives#FURIOUSCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#FURIOUSCategory:Pages with entries#FURIOUSCategory:Pages with 2 entries#FURIOUS

  1. Feeling great anger; raging; violent.
    Synonyms: fierce, infuriate, rampant; see also Thesaurus:ferocious
    a furious animal; parent furious at their child's behaviourCategory:English terms with usage examples#FURIOUS
  2. Rushing with impetuosity; moving with violence.

Derived terms

Translations

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Category:en:Emotions#FURIOUS

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old FrenchCategory:Middle English terms borrowed from Old French#FURIOUSCategory:Middle English terms derived from Old French#FURIOUS furieus, from LatinCategory:Middle English terms derived from Latin#FURIOUS furiōsus; equivalent to furie + -ousCategory:Middle English terms suffixed with -ous#FURIOUS.

Pronunciation

Adjective

furiousCategory:Middle English lemmas#FURIOUSCategory:Middle English adjectives#FURIOUSCategory:Middle English entries with incorrect language header#FURIOUSCategory:Pages with entries#FURIOUSCategory:Pages with 2 entries#FURIOUS

  1. furious, raging
  2. ferocious, frightening
  3. extreme, severe
  4. (rareCategory:Middle English terms with rare senses#FURIOUS) impetuous, hasty

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Descendants

References

Category:enm:Anger#FURIOUSCategory:enm:Fear#FURIOUS
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