furious
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5.1
- adjective
- /ˈfjʊəriəs/
:
violento
- But the instant he did, the wind gusted again with a furious scream.
- fast and furious
But life can be furious and things can go wrong.
- But life can be furious and things can go wrong.
- He's like, oh, fast and furious.
- Like this was a furious product of a self-imposed home retreat, right?
Examples
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In the age of e-mail, communication is running fast and furious in regard to this major societal change!
Academic text (2006) -
REPORTER: The images have been coming in at a furious pace over the last few hours.
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The reports are coming in fast and furious.
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Because of the furious Thunder and lightning they generated, the sky could not be told from the earth.
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In other places, it might flow fast and furious, carving deep channels.
Academic text (2011) -
"The moment he said it, the walls of water crashed down in a furious whirl of waves."
Fiction book (1998) -
The ground beneath Shedwyn's feet vibrated with the furious tumbling of the mountain.
Fiction book (1991) -
The furious storm uprooted trees and left many houses damaged.
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The sailors faced furious waves as they tried to guide their ship to safety.
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After days of furious rain, the river finally overflowed its banks.
Synonyms
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2.5
Using strong force that causes harm
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2.6
Very strong in color, sound, movement, or feeling
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5.3
Like violent weather with dark clouds and high waves
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8.4
Full of strong, stormy feelings, often with loud arguments
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3.9
Very strong and intense, often violent and out of control
Antonyms
How Violent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Furious also describes violent weather and comes from the same Latin furia 'rage' and the English word fury. A 'furious' storm is like a storm that 'rages' with strong, violent force, which is why we use furious for very violent or intense weather.