furious

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furious

  • /ˈfjʊəɹi.əs/
  • /ˈfjɔːɹi.əs/
  • /ˈfjɵːɹɪjəs/
  • /ˈfjoːɹɪjəs/
  • /ˈfjʊɹi.əs/
  • /ˈfjɝ.i.əs/
  • /ˈfjɔɹiəs/
  • /ˈfjʉɾe.əs/ Scotland
  • [ˈfjʉːɾe.əs] Scotland

Rhymes with -ʊəɹiəs

Where it comes from

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

adjective more furious · most furious

  1. Feeling great anger; raging; violent. a furious animal; parent furious at their child's behaviour
  2. Rushing with impetuosity; moving with violence. a furious stream; a furious wind or storm

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