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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Furious, Furius, a. Also: furios, -eous, -ieous; furyus, -yous, -yowse. [ME. (Chaucer), OF. furieus, L. furiōsus.]
1. Full of, possessed with, fury; raging, violent. In various contexts.(1) a1499 Contempl. Sinn. 1187.
Hell is … Perpetuall presoun to fendis furious 1513 Doug. i. vii. 129.
The madynnys … Led by thar furyus queyn Pantissyle Ib. vi. ix. 45.
That furyus monstre wild 1549 Compl. 7/11.
Desolatione … be the mischance of fureous Mars 1562-3 Winȝet I. 30/1.
The deuyll and all his furious membris a1605 Montg. Misc. P. xi. 58.
Let furious Faits be fearce(2) a1499 Contemp. Sinn. 737.
This jugement is sa furious & sa fell Ib. 1233.
The furious fyre and panis infernall 1513 Doug. iv. xii. 53.
Furyus flambe … Spredyng fra thak to thak 1531 Bell. Boece I. p. v.
Quhen we may … se The furius end … of tirannie 1535 Stewart 11396.
Furius flaggis of scharpe haill and sleit Ib. 44218.
Seand the se so furius and enorme a1568 Scott xxxi. 47.
The pest and plaig … Ay woid and furius a1570-86 Maitl. F. lxxxviii. 17.
As furious fluidis with gritter force ay flowis(3) c1475 Wall. ii. 211.
In fureous payne a1499 Contempl. Sinn. 834.
Of warldlie wit behald the furious rage 1513 Doug. ii. vii. 79.
Chorebus … ruschit with furyus mynd in the mellé Ib. x. 63.
Sa gret and furyus cruelte 1533 Boece x. x. 370 b.
Sic furios contumacite c1552 Lynd. Mon. 1871.
In his furious ire 1562-3 Winȝet I. 33/27.
Ȝour furious rage and wylful blyndnes
2. Of persons: Mad, insane. Spec. in law.1475 Acts II. 112/2.
Alienacioune of … landis throw ydiotis and natural fulis, furious and wodmen a1499 Contempl. Sinn. 485.
Syn makis a man fulische and furious a1570-86 Kennedy Maitl. F. cxxxi. 5.
Ane ageit man … makand grit dule, Rycht as he wer ane furious fule c1500-c1512 Dunb. Flyt. 492.
Thow was consavit in the grit ecclips … Infortunat, fals and furius 1531 Bell. Boece I. p. xxv.
Sindry of thaim, throw surfet diet, growis furius in thair latter age 1554 Digest Justiciary Proc. B. 65.
The said Jasper hes bene furious and wantand the vse of ressone, doand … furious and daft deidis 1585 Acts III. 896/1.
That the nearest agnettis and kinsmen of naturall foulis, ideottis, and furious salbe … ressauit to thair tutorie and curatorie c1650 Spalding I. 348.
The gentilman, being so rochlie … usit, almost becam furious and mad 1692 Acts Sederunt 196.
Inventaries are appointed to be made of the evidents, means, and estates of … idiots and furious persons
