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English
Etymology
From over- + furious.
Pronunciation
Adjective
overfurious (comparative more overfurious, superlative most overfurious)
- Excessively furious.
1932, William Shakespeare, edited by Amaranatha Jha, The Tragedy of Hamlet Prince of Denmark (Indian Press Shakespeare), Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh: Indian Press, →OCLC, page 262:Nevertheless, mine own sweet son, if thou hast pity of thyself, or care of the memory of thy father, although thou wilt do nothing for her that deserveth not the name of a mother in this respect, I pray thee carry thine affairs wisely; be not hasty nor overfurious in thy enterprises, neither yet advance thyself more than reason shall move thee to effect thy purpose.
1953, Will Durant, Ariel Durant, The Story of Civilization: The Renaissance; a history of civilization in Italy from 1304-1576 A.D, page 717:But an overfurious blow of the hammer so injured the statue that he abandoned it as irrevocably spoiled.
1997, Hofstra University, Chocolate: Food of the Gods, Greenwood Publishing Group, →ISBN, page 103:He had consumed unimaginable quantities of food and could drink up to 30 bottles of wine in one sitting, becoming so overfurious that he had to be tied down.