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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | furieus, from Latin furia; FURY |
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fu‧ri‧ous
1 very angry
2 [usually before noun] done with a lot of energy, effort, or speed :
[↪ fury]WORD FOCUS: angry
a little angry: miffed informal, peeved informal
rather angry: annoyed, irritated, cross, in a bad/foul mood
very angry: furious, livid, outraged, incensed, incandescent with rage formal
to become angry: lose your temper, go mad British English, go berserk informal, go ballistic informal, hit the roof informal
words for describing someone who often gets angry: bad-tempered, grouchy, cantankerous, crabby, stroppy BrE informal
➔ See also angry
—furiously adverb
WORD FOCUS: angry WORD FOCUS: angry a little angry: miffed informal, peeved informal
rather angry: annoyed, irritated, cross, in a bad/foul mood
very angry: furious, livid, outraged, incensed, incandescent with rage formal
to become angry: lose your temper, go mad British English, go berserk informal, go ballistic informal, hit the roof informal
words for describing someone who often gets angry: bad-tempered, grouchy, cantankerous, crabby, stroppy BrE informal
➔ See also angry
