Furciferous
Origin
Latin furcifer yoke bearer, scoundrel; furca fork, yoke, fork-shaped instrument of punishment + ferre to bear.
Full definition of furciferous
Adjective
furciferous
- (archaic) rascally; scandalousFurciferous knaves. — De Quincey.
Latin furcifer yoke bearer, scoundrel; furca fork, yoke, fork-shaped instrument of punishment + ferre to bear.