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fu·ri·ous  (fyr-s)
adj.
1. Full of or characterized by extreme anger; raging.
2. Suggestive of extreme anger in action or appearance; fierce. See Synonyms at angry.
3. Full of activity; energetic or rapid: the furious pace of the trading floor.

[Middle English, from Old French furieus, from Latin furisus, from furia, fury; see fury.]

furi·ous·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.furiously - (of the elements) in a wild and stormy manner; "winds were blowing furiously"
2.furiously - in a manner marked by extreme or violent energy; "the boys fought furiously"; "she went peddling furiously up the narrow street"
3.furiously - in an impassioned or very angry manner; "she screamed furiously at her tormentors"
Translations
furiously [ˈfjʊərɪəslɪ] ADV
1. (= angrily) → con furia, furiosamente
2. (= violently, energetically) [work, write] → frenéticamente
he was silent, his mind working furiouslyestaba callado, su cerebro trabajando frenéticamente
furiously [ˈfjʊəriəsli] adv
(= angrily) → furieusement
(= frantically) → avec acharnement
furiously
adv
(= angrily) react, argue, saywütend; furiously angryfuchsteufelswild (inf)
(= frantically) work, scribble, beat, searchwie wild; her heart was beating furiouslyihr schlug das Herz bis zum Hals; to work fast and furiouslyhektisch arbeiten
furiously [ˈfjʊərɪəslɪ] advfuriosamente, accanitamente


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At the sight of the former the staghounds, who had all tired of barking at me by this time, became furiously excited, howling and leaping against their chains.
The wax-light flamed furiously under the effects of a fresh breeze which stole in through the chinks of the door and the window, and cut the salle diagonally.
Then without a word he passed out into the garden and his daughters could see him striding furiously up and down, cutting off the heads of the flowers with a switch.
 
 
 
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