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furisome

furisome adjective: characterised or marked by fury; furious.

Adjective

furisome (comparative more furisome, superlative most furisome)

  1. Characterised or marked by fury; furious
    • One don't mind it now and then, you know, when he is not too furysome.1851, William Thomas Moncrieff, Selections from the dramatic works of William T. Moncrieff
    • Billy wuz furisome, an' wen' right 'way ter Mage Rudd's sto', but he got sich uh way ub twissin' his tongue dat he twiss out ub il by sayin' dat somebody swap eggs wid Billy.1900, Edmund K. Goldsborough, Ole Mars An' Ole Miss

Forms of furisome

comparativemore furisome
superlativemost furisome
alternative formfurysome

Origin of furisome

From fury + -some.

Questions about furisome

What does furisome mean?
Furisome means characterised or marked by fury; furious.
What part of speech is furisome?
Furisome is an adjective.

Words near furisome in the dictionary

  1. furiousness
  2. furipterid
  3. furipterids
  4. furisode
  5. furisodes
  6. furisome
  7. furkid
  8. furkids
  9. furkind
  10. furl
  11. furlable

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