furIous, furyous

[Fr. furieux, from Lat. furiosus, from furia =madne ; Sp., Port. & Ital. furioso.] 1. Mad, frenzied; deprived of one's senses. "No man did ever think the hurtful actions of furious men and innocents to be punishable." -Hooker : Eccles. Polity . 2. Raging; violent; transported with fury or pa ion; frantic. "Whet not on these furious peers." Shakesp.: Henry VI., Pt . II ., ii. 1. 3. Rushing with vehemence or impetuosity; boisterous; as, a furious torrent. For the difference between furious and violent , see VIOLENT. für-i-ous-lỹ, *fur-i-ous-lie, adv . [Eng. fur i franticly; impetuously, violently, vehemently. ous; ly .] In a furious manner; with fury; madly, für-i-ous-ne , *fur-i-ous-ne e, *fur-y-ousnes, 8. [Eng. furious ; -ne .] The quality or state of being furious: fury; frenzy; madne , impetuosity; transport of pa ion. "Thou shalt stretche forth thyne hande upon the fury ousnes of thine enemyes." - Bible (1551), Ps. cxxxviii. fürl, *farle, *furle, v. t. & i. [A contract. of furdle (q. v.).] IMG:content-0244.png:[blocks in formation] To furl a top - sail in a body : Naut .: To gather all the loose parts of the top sail into the bunt above the top-mast.