fury

Etymology 1

From Middle English furie, from Old French furie, from Latin furia (“rage”).

noun

  1. Extreme anger.
    The building of the railway in this notable beauty spot roused the great Victorian writer John Ruskin to fury. 1960 March, J. P. Wilson, E. N. C. Haywood, “The route through the Peak - Derby to Manchester: Part One”, in Trains Illustrated, page 155
  2. Strength or violence in action.
  3. An angry or malignant person.

Etymology 2

Latin fur (“thief”).

noun

  1. (obsolete) A thief.

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