furious Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite marked by extreme and violent energy
    fierce; ferocious; savage.
    • a ferocious beating
    • fierce fighting
    • a furious battle
  2. adjective satellite marked by extreme anger
    enraged; angered; maddened; infuriated.
    • the enraged bull attached
    • furious about the accident
    • a furious scowl
    • infuriated onlookers charged the police who were beating the boy
    • could not control the maddened crowd
  3. adjective satellite (of the elements) as if showing violent anger
    raging; angry; wild; tempestuous.
    • angry clouds on the horizon
    • furious winds
    • the raging sea

WordNet

Fu"ri*ous adjective
Etymology
L. furiosus, fr. furia rage, fury: cf. F. furieux. See Fury.
Definitions
  1. Transported with passion or fury; raging; violent; as, a furious animal.
  2. Rushing with impetuosity; moving with violence; as, a furious stream; a furious wind or storm. Syn. -- Impetuous; vehement; boisterous; fierce; turbulent; tumultuous; angry; mad; frantic; frenzied. -- Fu"ri*ous*ly, adv. -- Fu"ri*ous*ness, n.

Webster 1913