furiously

1. 1.

   (of the elements) in a wild and stormy manner

   “winds were blowing furiously”
2. 2.

   in a manner marked by extreme or violent energy

   “the boys fought furiously”

   “she went peddling furiously up the narrow street”
3. 3.

   in an impassioned or very angry manner

   “she screamed furiously at her tormentors”

Questions about furiously

What does furiously mean?

furiously means "(of the elements) in a wild and stormy manner". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in furiously?

furiously has 4 syllables: fur-i-ou-sly. The stress falls on "fur". In IPA it is /ˈfjʊɹiəsli/.

Is furiously a common word?

furiously is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.