furiously
- adverb
- /ˈfjʊəriəsli/
- He typed furiously on his laptop, trying to finish the report before the deadline.
And I think that's a conversation that like is going to come fast and furiously.
- And I think that's a conversation that like is going to come fast and furiously.
- So I remember when we walked in, there was this old guy who was furiously, like looking for this one book.
- We may chase furiously, knowing that perfection is just within reach, but always just out of it.
- There was a point where yes, I get furiously angry and I could see myself from the outside and it was conscious.
- When I think of Judy, I think of her writing notes furiously before a segment, through the afternoon and through the mornings.
- And the sound of those people shouting furiously, so angry about the very idea that anti-Semitism might be a thing is frightening.
- He traded furiously to make back his losses, trying to force the market to give him the money he needed right away.
Examples
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Around the city, dispatch riders cycle furiously from house to house, spreading the word.
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He and his men work furiously to lay in supplies and shore up the city's defences before the Goths return.
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The soldiers were furiously angry because they could not get what they wanted.
Academic text (2009) -
There was a point where yes, I get furiously angry and I could see myself from the outside and it was conscious.
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Lord, how furiously do the women rage after tea.
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I was back at my computer, furiously typing up another article.
Academic text (2008) -
Meanwhile, back in Sandton, residents and businesspeople were furiously complaining about local government taxation policy.
Academic text (1999) -
Back in Bologna, Galvani reacted furiously to Volta's ideas.
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She argued furiously with him about the unfair decision.
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The children played furiously in the park, laughing and shouting.
Synonyms
In a forceful way that shows readiness to attack or argue
In a very strong way that shows energy or anger
In a way that shows anger
To speak or act with strong feeling and force
In a strong, angry, or excited way
In a very strong and angry way
In a loud, forceful way that shows strong feeling
In a way that shows strong feelings, often anger
In an angry and unfriendly way that shows you want to fight
In a very angry way
In a very strong, angry, or violent way
In a way that shows extreme anger or a dark blue-gray color
In a way that shows strong feeling and energy
Reacting in a sudden, angry way
In a way that shows strong, sudden feeling
In a very angry or very active way
In a strong, emotional, and wild way
In a very angry and insulting way, often online
Antonyms
How Intense
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Furiously comes from the word fury ('extreme anger') plus the adverb ending -ly, so it means doing something with very strong anger or energy.