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furious

Meaning

Characterized by intense displeasure and agitation, often expressed with great vehemence.

Examples by difficulty

Basic: Simple, everyday vocabulary — the easiest to read.

The toddler was furious. His favorite toy was taken, and he stomped his feet, red-faced and yelling. He was so angry, his whole body shook with displeasure.

The inventor's prototype, a self-folding sock dispenser, malfunctioned spectacularly, spewing hosiery across the workshop. He stood, arms akimbo, utterly furious. The sheer absurdity of his creation rebelling against him brought a hot wave of intense displeasure and agitation, almost making him shout.

The toddler, eyes wide and red, kicked the wall. His toy train, the one with the squeaky wheel, had inexplicably vanished into the ventilation shaft. He was furious, a whirlwind of stomping feet and loud wails, utterly unable to comprehend this mechanical injustice.

Gerald was furious. His cat, Bartholomew, had used his prize-winning toupee as a scratching post. Gerald's face turned red, and he stomped his feet, his body shaking with extreme displeasure and agitation. He loudly demanded his hairpiece back, his voice full of vehemence.

Barnaby the badger was furious. His prize-winning collection of slightly damp socks had been rearranged by a squirrel who clearly didn't appreciate their unique aroma. He stomped his little feet, his whiskers quivering with intense displeasure, and let out a surprisingly loud, agitated squeak.

Normal: Standard, everyday language.

He was furious when he saw the broken vase. His voice rose, full of intense displeasure and agitation. He slammed his fist on the table, vehemence clear in his every move as he tried to understand who could have done it.

The artisan stared at the shattered ceramic orb, his hands clenching. Hours of delicate work, reduced to shards by a careless bump. He was utterly furious, his face flushed and his breath coming in ragged gasps, a raw display of intense displeasure and agitation after the accident.

The artisan sculptor stared at the shattered clay replica of the nebula's core. Hours of delicate work, gone. A deep, guttural sound rumbled in their chest, their hands clenching into fists. They were furious, their veins thrumming with an agitation born of destruction and wasted effort.

Barnaby, usually as chill as a polar bear in Antarctica, was absolutely furious. A rogue pigeon had stolen his perfectly buttered scone, and his intense displeasure was palpable. He stomped his feet with great vehemence, a comical, sputtering mess of agitation and crumbs.

The squirrel, after witnessing its prized acorn collection pilfered by a flock of particularly audacious pigeons, became absolutely furious. Its tiny chest puffed out, a tiny, bushy tail quivering with intense displeasure, it chattered a string of what could only be described as avian-vengeance vows.

Advanced: Richer vocabulary that stretches an upper-level reader.

The toddler, deprived of his favorite cookie, let out a piercing wail. His small face contorted, eyes squeezed shut in pure, unadulterated distress. He was absolutely furious, a tempest of stomping feet and shaking fists against the unfairness of the world.

The alchemist watched his carefully crafted phial shatter, the potion meant to transmute lead into silver now a puddle of goo. He was furious, his face contorted with intense displeasure and agitation as he slammed his fist on the workbench.

The chef, after discovering the baker had used salt instead of sugar in the delicate meringue for the Duchess's birthday, became absolutely furious. His face flushed crimson, and he slammed a copper pot down, his agitation a palpable force as he realized the elaborate dessert was ruined.

Barnaby was absolutely furious when he discovered his prize-winning poodle, Fluffy, had somehow pilfered his entire truffle collection. His face, usually placid, was contorted with intense displeasure and agitation. He began pacing, muttering darkly about the audacious canine's vehemence in his gastronomic larceny.

The badger, having discovered his prize-winning pickled turnip had been pilfered, became absolutely furious. His normally placid countenance contorted into a mask of intense displeasure, agitation bubbling forth like a geyser of badgersauce as he vehemently vowed vengeance upon the unseen root-rogue.

Challenging: Rare, high-register vocabulary for serious word lovers.

He was absolutely furious when he discovered the deliberate sabotage of his painstaking work. The sheer vehemence in his voice, a torrent of agitated exclamations, conveyed his intense displeasure at the malicious act.

The artisan, his intricate filigree work callously shattered by a clumsy apprentice, became furious. His face reddened, a guttural roar escaping his lips as he surveyed the debris, an agitation so profound it threatened to consume him entirely.

The prospector, his claim unjustly appropriated by a swaggering brigand, was utterly furious. Veins bulged on his neck as he gripped his pickaxe, the injustice igniting an agitation so profound it threatened to erupt into outright violence, his intense displeasure a palpable force.

Barnaby, upon discovering his meticulously sculpted petunia-scented saponification was absconded with by a phantom badger, became absolutely furious. His visage contorted with intense displeasure and agitation, culminating in a vehemence that sent his monocle skittering across the Persian rug.

The eminent lepidopterist, Bartholomew "Barty" Buttercup, was absolutely furious. His prize specimen, a heretofore unclassified Azure Glimmerwing, had apparently developed a penchant for pilfering his bespoke monocles. Barty, characterized by intense displeasure and agitation, expressed this with great vehemence, brandishing a butterfly net and emitting a truly spectacular, pterodactyl-like shriek.

Difficulty

Basic — Common words most learners already know.

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