From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Furious \Fu"ri*ous\, a. [L. furiosus, fr. furia rage, fury: cf.
F. furieux. See {Fury}.]
1. Transported with passion or fury; raging; violent; as, a
furious animal.
[1913 Webster]
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}, adv. -- {Fu"ri*ous*ness}, n.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
furiousness
n 1: the property of being wild or turbulent; "the storm's
violence" [syn: {ferocity}, {fierceness}, {furiousness},
{fury}, {vehemence}, {violence}, {wildness}]
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