furacity

F4U1R1A1C3I1T1Y4

noun

The habit of, or addiction to, theft; thievery.

OriginLatin fūrāx →
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Meanings

nounfuracity (uncountable)
  1. obsoleterareuncountableThe habit of, or addiction to, theft; thievery.

    they are ſly, cunning, and artful to a great degree; they glory in every species of furacity and artifice , eſpecially when the theft or deception has been ſo well executed as to eſcape detection.

    1790, Edward Umfreville, The Present State of Hudson's Bay

Origin

  1. Latinfūrāx“thievish”
  2. Englishfuracity

From Latin fūrāx (“thievish”), from fūr (“thief”) + -acity.

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MLA

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Chicago

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