furibund

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furibund

/ˈfjʊɹɪbʌnd/ UK
/ˈfjʊə-/ UK
/ˈfjʊɹɪbʌnd/ US

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From French furibond (“furious”) and Middle English furybound, furybounde, both borrowed from Latin furibundus (“frantic, frenzied; maddened, raving; inspired”), from furō (“to rave, rage”) + -bundus (suffix forming adjectives with an active or transitive meaning). The further etymology of furō is uncertain; a derivation from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“smoke; haze, mist”) has been suggested.

adjective more furibund · most furibund

formal, literary Having a propensity to be furious; choleric, irate. Fie, frantike, fabulators, furibund, and fatuate, / Out, oblatrant, oblict, obstacle, and obsecate.
Similar: agitated, angry, annoyed, apoplectic, bad-tempered, berserk, big mad, blood-boiling, boiling mad, butthurt, cheesed off, choleric · Opposite: calm, steady, collected, composed, cool-headed, equable, equanimous, equanimitable, even-keeled, even-minded, even-tempered, imperturbable

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adj having a propensity to be furious — see also choleric, furious, irate

Español	furibundo
Português	furibundo
Français	furibond

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@misc{furibund_2026,
  title = {furibund},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/furibund},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}