Hypertext Webster Gateway: "furiousness"

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)

furiousness
n : the property of being wild or turbulent; "the storm's
violence" [syn: {ferocity}, {fierceness}, {fury}, {vehemence},
{violence}, {wildness}]


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