Hypertext Webster Gateway: "furious"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Furious \Fu"ri*ous\, a. [L. furiosus, fr. furia rage, fury: cf.
F. furieux. See {Fury}.]
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
furious
adj 1: marked by extreme and violent energy; "a ferocious beating";
"fierce fighting"; "a furious battle" [syn: {ferocious},
{fierce}, {savage}]
2: marked by extreme anger; "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" [syn: {angered},
{enraged}, {infuriated}, {maddened}]
3: (of the elements) as if showing violent anger; "angry clouds
on the horizon"; "furious winds"; "the raging sea" [syn: {angry},
{raging}, {tempestuous}, {wild}]
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