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# furious

«furious» in Mova's school dictionary: **Very, very angry** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (furious; more furious, most furious)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Very, very angry. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/furious/#m1)

2) Very strong, fast or wild: «a furious storm», «at a furious speed». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/furious/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In lessons about feelings, «furious» is the strongest kind of anger; children learn to calm down before acting. In stories, it shows a character's huge anger or a wild storm. Phrases: «furious with someone», «furious about something», «at a furious pace».

### examples

- Mum was furious when I broke the window. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/furious/#x1)
- The teacher was furious about the mess. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/furious/#x2)
- The wind blew with furious strength. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/furious/#x3)
- He was furious with his brother for reading his diary. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/furious/#x4)
- She pedalled at a furious speed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/furious/#x5)
- When you feel furious, count to ten before you speak. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/furious/#x6)
- Meanwhile, the battle waxed more and more furious. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/furious/#x7)

### note

Stronger than «angry» and «cross». Noun: fury. Adverb: furiously. «Furious with» a person, «furious about/at» a thing.

### In the corpora

- [Her sister noticed the diary had been moved and was furious: «That's MINE.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/356-peeking-at-presents-diaries-and-letters/6/)
- [Mo was furious, then calm, and later said Leo did the right thing.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/433-big-kids-little-kids-and-the-truth-at-home/31/)
- [«She's tamping if you rush her,» he says — in South Wales «tamping» means furious.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/459-the-dog-that-wags-at-last-and-the-one-that-never-does/16/)
- [Kayla is furious for a week, and months later she says thank you.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/476-the-secret-that-got-told/25/)
- [When a game makes you furious, stepping away and moving your body helps the anger pass.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/481-blocking-muting-and-walking-away/32/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «furious» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/furious/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.