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furiosity

furiosity noun: furiousness; fury.

Noun

furiosity (uncountable)

  1. furiousness; fury
    • “Liz might be pregnant with a baby right now, but I am pregnant with furiosity, okay? And I am not taking epidural, 'cause I wanna feel everything.”2014 February 25, Nick Kroll, “Finger Magnets” (6:19 from the start), in Kroll Show, season 2, episode 7, spoken by Liz G. (Nick Kroll)
    • Few people played piano with such delicate furiosity, few could write songs that drilled directly into your soul, and only Tulsa’s musical scene in the 1950s and 1960s could cultivate such a ferocious rocker as Leon Russell.2017 January 1, Jerry Wofford, “Too many goodbyes: Beloved and inspirational Tulsa musicians lost in 2016”, in Tulsa World, page D6, column 3

Examples of furiosity in a sentence

  • While his power and furiosity has increased, his goal remains the same since he won his second sectional title in three years and first regional a season ago.2018 January 16, Rich Torres, “Making a statement: Six county wrestlers claim conference titles”, in Daily Reporter, Greenfield, Ind., page...
  • Forty minutes and some change later, Georgia Tech flipped its fortunes with furiosity.2021 March 22, Brandon Sudge, “Tech women escape upset”, in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, volume 73, number 81, page C8, column 1:

Origin of furiosity

From Middle English furiosite, from Middle French furiosité or its etymon Late Latin furiōsitās, from Latin furiōsus + -itās.

Questions about furiosity

What does furiosity mean?
Furiosity means furiousness; fury.
How do you use furiosity in a sentence?
While his power and furiosity has increased, his goal remains the same since he won his second sectional title in three years and first regional a season ago.
What part of speech is furiosity?
Furiosity is a noun.

Words near furiosity in the dictionary

  1. furilic acid
  2. furimazine
  3. furin
  4. furins
  5. furiosant
  6. furiosity
  7. furioso
  8. furiosos
  9. furious
  10. furious fifties
  11. furious rabies

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