furious English · revision 10648

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=c. 1374|origins=fro furieus|origins=la furiosus}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: UK /ˈfjʊə.ri.əs/, US /ˈfjʊr.i.əs/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[bor|fro|furieus|t=furious, enraged]] (modern furieux),^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) a learned borrowing of Latin furiōsus, full of rage, mad,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) from furia, rage, passion (see [[fury]]).^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Full of fury or fierceness: about 1374 in the OED,^(OED 1989) about 1375 in Chaucer's Anelida and Arcite;^(Barnhart 1988) impetuous, unrestrained, the late 14th century in Etymonline.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Mad or insane is from 1475, now obsolete except in Scots law.^(OED 1989) Of the elements, raging or violent, is from 1585.^(OED 1989) ''Fast and furious'', of noisy merriment, is from 1790.^(OED 1989) The Italian form furioso is used in music.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 1374 – full of fury.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1475 – insane (obsolete).^(OED 1989)

+ * 1585 – of the elements, raging.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1790 – fast and furious.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Adjective===

+ # Extremely [[angry]]; raging.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # Violent, wild or very fast: ''a furious pace''.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[furiously]]

+ * [[furiousness]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[fury]]

+ * [[furor]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}