furious

/'fjuəriəs/

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Explanation of "Furious"

Part of Speech: Adjective

Advanced Usage:

• Furious can be used in more complex sentences:

  • "The coach was furious about the team's poor performance during the game."

• Intensity: You can use "furious" to emphasize the severity of an emotion or situation.

  • "He was not just angry; he was absolutely furious!"

Word Variants:

• Furiously (adverb): Describes an action done with extreme anger or intensity.

  • Example: "She typed furiously on her keyboard."

• Fury (noun): The state of being furious; intense anger.

  • Example: "His fury was evident when he heard the news."

Different Meanings:

While "furious" generally relates to anger, it can also describe anything that is happening with great energy or intensity, such as: - Furious Activity: "The dancers performed with furious energy on stage."

Synonyms:

• Angry: A more general term for feeling upset or mad.
• Enraged: A stronger term than furious, indicating extreme anger.
• Irate: Another synonym for angry, often used in formal contexts.
• Fuming: To be visibly angry, often used to describe someone who is quietly seething with anger.

Idioms and Phrasal Verbs:

• "See red": This idiom means to become very angry suddenly.

  • Example: "When he saw the damage to his car, he saw red."

• "Blow a fuse": This means to become very angry or to lose one's temper.

  • Example: "She blew a fuse when she heard the news."

Summary:

"Furious" is a powerful word to express extreme anger or intense situations. You can use it to describe both people's emotions and situations that show wild energy.

Academic

Adjective

1. (of the elements) as if showing violent anger
   • angry clouds on the horizon
   • furious winds
   • the raging sea
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
3. marked by extreme and violent energy
   • a ferocious beating
   • fierce fighting
   • a furious battle

Synonyms

• angry
• raging
• tempestuous
• wild
• angered
• enraged
• infuriated
• maddened
• ferocious
• fierce
• savage