fu ‧ ri ‧ ous /ˈfjʊəriəs $ ˈfjʊr-/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: furieus , from Latin furia ; ⇨ ↑ fury ]
1 . very angry
furious at/about
Residents in the area are furious at the decision.
furious with
She was furious with herself for letting things get out of hand.
furious that
Her family are furious that her name has been published by the press.
She was absolutely furious.
2 . [usually before noun] done with a lot of energy, effort, or speed:
Neil set off at a furious pace.
furious debate/argument etc
There was a furious row over the proposals.
The action is fast and furious.
—furiously adverb
⇨ fury
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THESAURUS
■ extremely angry
▪ furious/livid extremely angry:
She was furious when she found out he’d been lying to her.
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He looked absolutely livid.
▪ outraged very angry and shocked by something you think is unfair or wrong:
Most people were outraged by the 9/11 attacks.
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complaints from outraged viewers
▪ incandescent with rage British English formal extremely angry – used mainly in writing, for example in newspaper reports:
Gordon Brown was reported to be incandescent with rage over the article.
▪ lose your temper to suddenly become very angry and start shouting at someone:
It was the first time I’d seen her lose her temper.