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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Furious \Fu"ri*ous\, adjective [L. furiosus, fr. furia rage, fury: cf. F. furieux. See {Fury}.]
1. Transported with passion or fury; raging; violent; as, a furious animal.
2. Rushing with impetuosity; moving with violence; as, a furious stream; a furious wind or storm.
Syn: Impetuous; vehement; boisterous; fierce; turbulent; tumultuous; angry; mad; frantic; frenzied. -- {Fu"ri*ous*ly}, adverb -- {Fu"ri*ous*ness}, noun
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
furiousness \fu"ri*ous*ness\ n. The quality of being furious.
Syn: ferocity, fierceness, fury, vehemence, violence, wildness, strength. [WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
furiousness
noun: the property of being wild or turbulent; "the storm's violence" [syn: {ferocity}, {fierceness}, {fury}, {vehemence}, {violence}, {wildness}]
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