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- [fyoo r-ee-uh s]
- /ˈfyʊər i əs/
- /ˈfjʊə.ri.əs.li/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fyoo r-ee-uh s]
- /ˈfyʊər i əs/
Definitions of furiously word
- adjective furiously full of fury, violent passion, or rage; extremely angry; enraged: He was furious about the accident. 1
- adjective furiously intensely violent, as wind or storms. 1
- adjective furiously of unrestrained energy, speed, etc.: furious activity. 1
- noun furiously In a furious manner; angrily. 1
- adverb furiously very angrily 1
- adverb furiously intensely 1
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Origin of furiously
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
First recorded in 1300-50; Middle English word from Latin word furiōsus. See fury, -ous
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Parts of speech for Furiously
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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
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furiously popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for furiously
adv furiously
- strongly — with great strength or force: wind blowing strongly from the west.
- madly — insanely or wildly: The old witch cackled madly.
- violently — acting with or characterized by uncontrolled, strong, rough force: a violent earthquake.
- quickly — with speed; rapidly; very soon.
- frantically — desperate or wild with excitement, passion, fear, pain, etc.; frenzied.
adverb furiously
- angrily — feeling or showing anger or strong resentment (usually followed by at, with, or about): to be angry at the dean; to be angry about the snub.
- wrathfully — very angry; ireful; full of wrath: They trembled before the wrathful queen.
- crossly — in a cross or angry manner.
- energetically — In an energetic manner.
- frenziedly — In a frenzied manner.
adjective furiously
- ludicrously — causing laughter because of absurdity; provoking or deserving derision; ridiculous; laughable: a ludicrous lack of efficiency.
- psychotically — Psychiatry. characterized by or afflicted with psychosis. Synonyms: (in nontechnical usage) insane, psychopathic, lunatic, mentally ill; mad, disturbed, deranged, demented, non compos mentis. Antonyms: sane; compos mentis, clearheaded, lucid.
- distractedly — having the attention diverted: She tossed several rocks to the far left and slipped past the distracted sentry.
- like mad — mentally disturbed; deranged; insane; demented.
- hurriedly — moving or working rapidly, especially forced or required to hurry, as a person.
Antonyms for furiously
adv furiously
adverb furiously
- sluggishly — indisposed to action or exertion; lacking in energy; lazy; indolent: a sluggish disposition.
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