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Definition of Furacity
1. n. Addictedness to theft; thievishness.
Definition of Furacity
1. Noun. (obsolete) Addictedness to theft; thievishness. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Furacity
1. a thievish disposition [n FURACITIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Furacity
Literary usage of Furacity
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1822)
"... kicks with his hoofs, and even endeavours to bite in the furacity of his
transient -ion- rage. If a Galloway Stot, so much the worse ; for then the ..."
2. A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, and Expositor of the English Language ...by John Walker by John Walker (1806)
"furacity, t'u-ras'e-tc. s. FURBELOW, fur'bé-lè. s. Disposition to theft. Fur or
fringe sewed on ihe ..."
3. A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, and Expositor of the English Language ...by John Walker by John Walker (1810)
"... a. thievish furacity, fu-rfts'é-te. S. disposition tb theft Furbelow, fûr'bc-lô.
s. fur, &c. sewed on the lower part of a garment Furbish, fur'blsh. va ..."
4. History of the Harvard Law School and of Early Legal Conditions in America by Charles Warren (1908)
"(i) Such a condition, it was said, disclosed "a biblio-furacity. . . deserving of
special punishment. . . carelessness not to be distinguished from crime. ..."
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