furious
part of speech
adjective (furious; more furious, most furious)
meaning for a pupil
1) Very, very angry. tree →
2) Very strong, fast or wild: «a furious storm», «at a furious speed». tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Here it means extremely angry, as a king in a rage, or God's anger at sin. In the primary 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
- For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon. (Writings DAN.2.12, JPS 1917) tree →
- And I will execute great vengeance upon them with furious rebukes; and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall lay My vengeance upon them.' (Prophets EZK.25.17, JPS 1917) tree →
- Mum was furious when I broke the window. tree →
- The teacher was furious about the mess. tree →
- The wind blew with furious strength. tree →
- He was furious with his brother for reading his diary. tree →
- She pedalled at a furious speed. tree →
- When you feel furious, count to ten before you speak. tree →
- Meanwhile, the battle waxed more and more furious. tree →
note
Stronger than «angry» and «cross». Noun: fury. Adverb: furiously. «Furious with» a person, «furious about/at» a thing.
In the corpora
- For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
- Her sister noticed the diary had been moved and was furious: «That's MINE.
- Mo was furious, then calm, and later said Leo did the right thing.
- «She's tamping if you rush her,» he says — in South Wales «tamping» means furious.
- Kayla is furious for a week, and months later she says thank you.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «furious» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.