Hypertext Webster Gateway: "furiously"
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)
furiously
adv 1: (of the elements) in a wild and stormy manner; "winds were
blowing furiously"
2: in a manner marked by extreme or violent energy; "the boys
fought furiously"; "she went peddling furiously up the
narrow street"
3: in an impassioned or very angry manner; "she screamed
furiously at her tormentors"
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