furious
adjective
fu·ri·ous
ˈfyu̇r-ē-əs 
1
a(1)
: exhibiting or goaded by anger
She was furious with them for printing the story.
(2)
: indicative of or proceeding from anger
b
: giving a stormy or turbulent appearance
furious bursts of flame
c
: marked by noise, excitement, activity, or rapidity
worked at a furious pace
2
: intense sense 1a
the furious growth of tropical vegetation
furiously
adverb
Examples of furious in a Sentence
She's furious at how slowly the investigation is proceeding.
I was furious with them for printing the story.
We worked all night at a furious pace.
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Zac Anderson, USA Today, 1 May 2025
The shipyard has been hiring at a furious pace – 5,300 in 2023, 4,100 in 2024, and another 3,000 projected this year – to meet the Navy’s production schedule.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2025
Vietnamese groups furious over ‘Jane Fonda Day’ in L.A. County
Hai Nguyen Hong, a senior lecturer of politics and international relations at Vin University in Hanoi, said he’s noticed the use of terms such as Liberation Day and Anti-American War has decreased over the past three-plus years.
—Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2025
All the while, the club’s own fans are in the middle of it and just furious at it all.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
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furious
adjective
fu·ri·ous
ˈfyu̇r-ē-əs
1
: very angry
2
: very active : violent
a furious storm
furiously
adverb
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