Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Given to theft; inclined to steal; thievish.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective obsolete Given to theft; thievish.
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- adjective obsolete Given to
theft ;thievish .
Etymologies
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Latin furax, furacis thievish, from fur thief.
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Examples
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But great will be the joy of that furacious individual, as he speculates in secret on the increased demand of his agonised public.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 378, April, 1847 Various
pavonine commented on the word furacious
Given to theft; thievish
November 23, 2007