furibund

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But the brawny, not yet furibund Figure, we say, is Jacques Danton; a name that shall be 'tolerably known in the Revolution.'

From The French Revolution by Carlyle, Thomas

"If this Bowelt is an honest man," his Highness continued, "he will give to the demand of these furibund petitioners a very queer reception."

From The Black Tulip by Dumas père, Alexandre

By Saturday's post, I sent you a fierce and furibund letter upon the subject of the printer's blunders in Don Juan.

From Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 5 With His Letters and Journals by Moore, Thomas