adv
Meaning 1
In a furious manner; angrily.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- He glared furiously at the offender.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
furiously
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈfjʊə̯ɹi.ə̯sli/
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CMU ARPABET: F Y UH1 R IY0 AH0 S L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adv
Meaning 2
Quickly; frantically; with great effort or speed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- He tried furiously to get it to work before the deadline.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adv
Meaning 3
Intensely, as with embarrassment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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adverb
Meaning 4
(of the elements) in a wild and stormy manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- winds were blowing furiously
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 5
in an impassioned or very angry manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- she screamed furiously at her tormentors
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 6
in a manner marked by extreme or violent energy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the boys fought furiously
- she went peddling furiously up the narrow street
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English furiously; equivalent to furious + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: furiosament — in a furious manner; angrily
- Finnish: raivoissaan — in a furious manner; angrily
- Finnish: vihaisesti — in a furious manner; angrily
- French: furieusement — in a furious manner; angrily
- Galician: furiosamente — in a furious manner; angrily
- Latin: furenter — in a furious manner; angrily
- Middle English: furiously — in a furious manner; angrily
- Norman: futhieusement — in a furious manner; angrily
- Polish: wściekle — in a furious manner; angrily
- Portuguese: furiosamente — in a furious manner; angrily
- Spanish: furiosamente — in a furious manner; angrily
- Finnish: raivoisasti — frantically
- Finnish: vimmaisesti — frantically
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