furisome

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adjective

Characterised or marked by fury; furious

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Meanings

adjectivefurisome (comparative more furisome, superlative most furisome)

comparative more furisome · superlative most furisome · alternative furysome

  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
    2 more examples

    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

    The muncher of madness / The furisome fattie / These are just some of the names that homer got after defeating the other kontestants.

    2009, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61sK-LTcyoU, MFM Homer Mugen#45 Team Mortal Kombat 2 Bosses(Double match)

Origin

From fury + -some.

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APA

furisome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/furisome

MLA

“furisome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/furisome. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “furisome,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/furisome.

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