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Excited vs Furious - What's the difference?

excited | furious | Related terms |

As adjectives the difference between excited and furious

is that excited is having great enthusiasm while furious is transported with passion or fury; raging; violent.

As a verb excited

is past participle of lang=en.

excited

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having great enthusiasm.
  • He was very excited about his promotion.
  • * 2011 , (Rebecca Black) featuring
  • Yesterday was Thursday, Thursday
    Today i-is Friday, Friday
    We-we-we so excited
    We so excited
    We gonna have a ball today.
  • (physics) Being in a state of higher energy.
  • The excited electrons give off light when they drop to a lower energy state.
  • Having an erection; erect.
  • Synonyms

    * enthusiastic

    Derived terms

    * excited state

    furious

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Transported with passion or fury; raging; violent.
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  • Rushing with impetuosity; moving with violence.
  • Derived terms

    * fast and furious * furiousness