furacious

furacious
\\fyəˈrāshəs\ adjective
Etymology: Latin furac-, furax thievish (from fur thief) + English -ious — more at furtive
archaic : given to theft : thievish

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  • Furacious — Fu*ra cious, a. [L. furax, racis thievish, from fur thief.] Given to theft; thievish. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • furacious — fu·ra·cious …   English syllables

  • Stealing — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Stealing >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 stealing stealing &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 theft theft thievery latrociny| direption Sgm: N 1 abstraction abstraction appropriation Sgm: N 1 plagiary …   English dictionary for students

  • thievish — adj 1. light fingered, sticky fingered, Rare. kleptic, Humorous. furacious; thieving, pilfering; piratical, plundering, pillaging, marauding; preying, predatory, predatious, rapacious. 2. stealthy, furtive, clandestine, surreptitious, secretive;… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • furaciousness — fūrāˈciousness or fūracity / rasˈi ti/ noun • • • Main Entry: ↑furacious …   Useful english dictionary

  • furacity — fūrāˈciousness or fūracity / rasˈi ti/ noun • • • Main Entry: ↑furacious …   Useful english dictionary

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