furious
adjective
fu·ri·ous
ˈfyu̇r-ē-əs 
1
a(1)
: exhibiting or goaded by anger
She was furious with them for printing the story.
(2)
: indicative of or proceeding from anger
b
: giving a stormy or turbulent appearance
furious bursts of flame
c
: marked by noise, excitement, activity, or rapidity
worked at a furious pace
2
: intense sense 1a
the furious growth of tropical vegetation
furiously
adverb
Examples of furious in a Sentence
She's furious at how slowly the investigation is proceeding.
I was furious with them for printing the story.
We worked all night at a furious pace.
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Deborah Williams
july 14, Literary Hub, 14 July 2025
Lansing, the first woman to lead a Hollywood studio, was furious.
—Michael Grynbaum, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2025
The furious river waters — which rose to 26 feet in 45 minutes in the predawn hours of July Fourth — decimated Camp Mystic, an all-girls’ Christian camp that generations of young girls have gone to over its 99 years.
—Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
But when his adoptive father was arrested and charged with kidnapping and falsification of official documents, Guillermo was furious.
—Julia M. Klein, The Atlantic, 11 July 2025
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furious
adjective
fu·ri·ous
ˈfyu̇r-ē-əs
1
: very angry
2
: very active : violent
a furious storm
furiously
adverb
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