furiously
English
Etymology
From Middle English furiously; equivalent to furious + -ly.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfjʊə̯ɹi.ə̯sli/
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Adverb
furiously
- In a furious manner; angrily.
- He glared furiously at the offender.
- Quickly; frantically; with great effort or speed.
- He tried furiously to get it to work before the deadline.
- 1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC:
- Again we set to and bailed furiously. Fortunately the storm had now quite gone by[.]
- Intensely, as with embarrassment.
- 2004, Clara Mille, Under The Southern Cross, page 86:
- Craig, who at twenty was taller than his father, blushed furiously as he practically threw two small boxes on the table in front of the twins. “Happy birthday”, he managed.
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Translations
in a furious manner; angrily
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frantically
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Middle English
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌfiu̯riˈuːsliː/, /ˈfiu̯riusli/, /-liːtʃ(ə)/
Descendants
- English: furiously
References
- “fūriǒuslī, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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