furious

/fˈjʊɹiəs/FYUU-ree-uhs

/fˈjʊɹiəs/FYUU-ree-uhs

Meaningraging

Common meaning: very angry

furmadness, rageLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 797 · scan
iousadjective ending: full of, marked by

Journey through time

Latinfuror; furō‘madness, rage’
Old Frenchfurieuxsource
Englishfurious‘very angry’ · today

fur also in: fury furore

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin furor; furō ‘madness, rage’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry furor, p. 797 · dictionary scan

Roots

furor; furō Latin “madness, rage”

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