Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

furious

/ˈfjʊəɹi.əs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.98 in modern English

Syllables: fu-ri-ous
IPA: /ˈfjʊəɹi.əs/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Feeling great anger; raging; violent.

adj

Rushing with impetuosity; moving with violence.

Example Sentences

"a furious animal; parent furious at their child's behaviour"
"Not unnaturally, “Auntie” took this communication in bad part. Thus outraged, she showed herself to be a bold as well as a furious virago. Next day she found her way to their lodgings and tried to recover her ward by the hair of the head."
"a furious stream; a furious wind or storm"

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: furious, furieus, furiōsus

Inflected Forms

more furious (comparative) most furious (superlative)

Derived Forms

frumious furiousness overfurious unfurious

Phrases

fast and furious furious fifties furious rabies

Synonyms

fierce infuriate rampant ferocious furious grim incessive rabid raging savage volatile wild

Rhymes With

curious spurious injurious

Questions

How do you pronounce furious?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfjʊəɹi.əs/.
What does furious mean?: Feeling great anger; raging; violent.
Where does furious come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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