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furious - What does it mean?

Definition of 'furious'

English

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • Transported with passion or fury; raging; violent.
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  • |title= The Mirror and the Lamp |passage=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.}}
  • Rushing with impetuosity; moving with violence.
  • Derived terms

    * fast and furious * furiousness