furibund

Mar. 20th, 2012 07:24 am
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furibund (FYU-ri-buhnd) - adj., furious, irate, mad; choleric, propense to being furious.


That amusingly stiff final phrase being a direct quote. The word itself is amusing as the -bund suffix usually has the connotation of a state of inactivity. Borrowed at a time unknown from Latin furibundus, mad, raving, frenzied.

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