Meaning

3 senses
  1. In a furious manner; angrily.

    He glared furiously at the offender.

    in an impassioned or very angry manner

  2. Quickly; frantically; with great effort or speed.

    He tried furiously to get it to work before the deadline.

  3. Intensely, as with embarrassment.

Examples

40 sentences
  1. The dogs barked furiously at the intruder.

    ruСобаки с остервенением лаяли на нарушителя. — odexed

    deDie Hunde bellten den Eindringling wütend an. — Zaghawa

  2. The fire is burning furiously.

  3. Colorless green ideas sleep furiously.

    Безбарвні зелені ідеї несамовито сплять. — Vortarulo

    ruБесцветные зелёные мысли спят яростно. — Vortarulo

    deFarblose grüne Ideen schlafen wütend. — Vortarulo

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  4. Tom typed furiously on his keyboard.

  5. Tom flipped furiously through the pages.

Translations

4 languages

Origin

From Middle English furiously; equivalent to furious + -ly.

From Middle English furiously; equivalent to furious + -ly.

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Forms

more furiously, most furiously
Comparativemore furiously Lesson
Superlativemost furiously

regular

Word family

1 related words
Relatedfurious

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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