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furious
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
furious
(adjective)
fast
(adjective)
fast
(adverb)
furious
/
ˈ
fjʊrijəs/
adjective
furious
/
ˈ
fjʊrijəs/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of FURIOUS
[
more furious; most furious
]
1
:
very angry
She's
furious
at/over how slowly the investigation is proceeding.
I was
furious
with/at them for printing the story.
a
furious
argument
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2
a
:
very powerful or violent
a
furious
storm
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b
:
very active or fast
We worked all night at a
furious
pace.
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fast and furious
—
see
1
fast
— furiously
adverb
She shouted at him
furiously
.
working
furiously
[=at a furious pace]
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