furciferous
/fə(ɹ)ˈsɪfəɹəs/
furciferous adjective: rascally; scandalous.
Adjective
furciferous (comparative more furciferous, superlative most furciferous)
- rascally; scandalous
- furciferous knaves1853, Thomas De Quincey, Autobiographical Sketches/Oxford
- furciferous practices1823 April 1, The Monthly Magazine
furciferous meaning in Bengali
furciferous in Bengali
- শূল, কাঁটা বহন করে এমন, দুষ্ট, কুৎসিত
Forms of furciferous
| comparative | more furciferous |
|---|---|
| superlative | most furciferous |
Origin of furciferous
From Latin furcifer (“yoke bearer, scoundrel”), from furca (“fork, yoke, fork-shaped instrument of punishment”) + ferre (“to bear”).
Words that rhyme with furciferous
- melliferous
- proliferous
- aestiferous
- antheriferous
- aquiferous
- conchiferous
- cruciferous
- culmiferous
- foraminiferous
- gemmiferous
- herbiferous
- luciferous
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- magnetiferous
- mammiferous
- mortiferous
- multiferous
- papyriferous
- pediferous
- pestiferous
- pomiferous
- poriferous
- radiferous
- salutiferous
- seminiferous
- stelliferous
- umbelliferous
- acetabuliferous
- acidiferous
- aeriferous
- agatiferous
- albuminiferous
- aliferous
- alkaliferous
- alumiferous
- aluminiferous
- amberiferous
- amentiferous
- ammonitiferous
- amygdaliferous
- amyliferous
- anatiferous
- angeliferous
- antenniferous
- anthraciferous
- argentiferous
- argilliferous
- armiferous
- astriferous
- auriferous
- bacciferous
- balaniferous
- balsamiferous
- belliferous
- biliferous
- bituminiferous
- branchiferous
- bulbiferous
- byssiferous
- cadmiferous
- calamiferous
Questions about furciferous
- What does furciferous mean?
- Furciferous means rascally; scandalous.
- What is furciferous in Bengali?
- Furciferous in Bengali is শূল, কাঁটা বহন করে এমন, দুষ্ট. See Furciferous meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is furciferous?
- Furciferous is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce furciferous?
- Furciferous is pronounced /fə(ɹ)ˈsɪfəɹəs/.
Words near furciferous in the dictionary
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