furiosity en · NOUN
Etymology
From Middle English furiosite, from Middle French furiosité or its etymon Late Latin furiōsitās, from Latin furiōsus + -itās.
Meanings
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(uncountable) furiousness; fury
Forty minutes and some change later, Georgia Tech flipped its fortunes with furiosity. Its press-centric defense and a glimmer of offensive rhythm resulted in a 54-52 victory that ended on a Stephen F. Austin miss as the final buzzer sounded in overtime.
2021 March 22, Brandon Sudge, “Tech women escape upset”, in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, volume 73, number 81, page C8, column 1:“Liz might be pregnant with a baby right now, but I am pregnant with furiosity, okay? And I am not taking epidural, 'cause I wanna feel everything.”
2014 February 25, Nick Kroll, “Finger Magnets” (6:19 from the start), in Kroll Show, season 2, episode 7, spoken by Liz G. (Nick Kroll):Few people played piano with such delicate furiosity, few could write songs that drilled directly into your soul, and only Tulsa’s musical scene in the 1950s and 1960s could cultivate such a ferocious rocker as Leon Russell.
2017 January 1, Jerry Wofford, “Too many goodbyes: Beloved and inspirational Tulsa musicians lost in 2016”, in Tulsa World, page D6, column 3:While his power and furiosity has increased, his goal remains the same since he won his second sectional title in three years and first regional a season ago.
2018 January 16, Rich Torres, “Making a statement: Six county wrestlers claim conference titles”, in Daily Reporter, Greenfield, Ind., page B3, column 1: