Furiously
['fjuəriəsli]
Definition
(adv.) (of the elements) in a wild and stormy manner; 'winds were blowing furiously'.
(adv.) in an impassioned or very angry manner; 'she screamed furiously at her tormentors'.
(adv.) in a manner marked by extreme or violent energy; 'the boys fought furiously'; 'she went peddling furiously up the narrow street'.
Typist: Nathaniel--From WordNet
Examples
- A large curved retort was boiling furiously in the bluish flame of a Bunsen burner, and the distilled drops were condensing into a two-litre measure. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Flinging the old man from him, he rushed from the room, and darted, wildly and furiously, up the stairs. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- One turret was now in bright flames, which flashed out furiously from window and shot-hole. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- In the car ahead, Jane was thinking fast and furiously. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- He rang the bell furiously. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- The volcano was now spouting fire furiously, and by the glare they were able to see the entrance of the breakwater. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Discharge, too, cries mademoiselle furiously, by her ladyship! Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Before I could recover myself, this monster in human form shouted out furiously, Miss Jane Ann Stamper be----! Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Only one hope, cried Martin, furiously shaking his fist at the retreating boat; climb up the mast! Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Something drummed and clanged furiously in his ears; he could not tell if it were the blood in his veins, or the tick of the clock on the mantel. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- My heart throbbed fast; the pulses at my temples beat furiously. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- This resistance only infuriated Mr. Sikes the more; who, dropping on his knees, began to assail the animal most furiously. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- The boys applied whip and spur, the waiters shouted, the hostlers cheered, and away they went, fast and furiously. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The horses in the first chaise started on at their utmost speed; and those in Mr. Wardle's galloped furiously behind them. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- This brigade was furiously attacked; but the remainder of the division coming up, they were enabled to hold their position, and soon fortified it. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- On the 20th he came out and attacked the Army of the Cumberland most furiously. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Lastly, that were it not for these _diverticula_, it would rage in the bowels of the earth much more furiously, and make greater havoc than it doth. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- Five times during the day he assaulted furiously, but without dislodging our troops from their new position. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The old man turned toward him suddenly and spoke rapidly and furiously in a dialect that Robert Jordan could just follow. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- He made the most strenuous efforts to regain the position he had loSt. Troops were brought up from his left and attacked Hancock furiously. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The springs are spouting furiously, and the lake has disappeared. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- A minute since, Mr. Franklin had rung furiously for a little light refreshment. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Adolph, enraged at this taunt, flew furiously at his adversary, swearing and striking on every side of him. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- The dog recommenced barking furiously. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- She poised herself on her sound foot, and she took her crutch, and beat it furiously three times on the ground. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- He was took very bad to be sure, and was biting and knocking about him (the man said) furiously. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- He beat furiously upon the heavy portal. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- I tell you,' said the man: clenching his hands, and stamping furiously on the floor,--'I tell you I won't have her put into the ground. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- The instant that we heard it, Holmes sprang from the bed, struck a match, and lashed furiously with his cane at the bell-pull. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- I imagined that the monster seized me; I struggled furiously, and fell down in a fit. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
Typist: Nathaniel