Meanings
adjectivefurciferous (comparative more furciferous, superlative most furciferous)
comparative more furciferous · superlative most furciferous
- archaicrascally; scandalous
furciferous knaves
1853, Thomas De Quincey, Autobiographical Sketches/Oxford1 more example
furciferous practices
1823 April 1, The Monthly Magazine
Origin
- Latinfurcifer“yoke bearer, scoundrel”
- Englishfurciferous
From Latin furcifer (“yoke bearer, scoundrel”), from furca (“fork, yoke, fork-shaped instrument of punishment”) + ferre (“to bear”).
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Rhymes with furciferous
carboniferousseminiferouscruciferousmetalliferousfossiliferousodoriferousacetabuliferousacidiferousaeriferousaestiferousagatiferousalbuminiferousaliferousalkaliferousalumiferousaluminiferousamberiferousamentiferousammonitiferousamygdaliferousamyliferousanatiferousangeliferousantenniferous
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“furciferous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/furciferous. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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