Vocabulary Word
Word: furor
Definition: frenzy; great anger and excitement; CF. fury
Definition: frenzy; great anger and excitement; CF. fury
Sentences Containing 'furor'
Also, how the Doctor's cogitating manner was attributable to his being always engaged in looking out for Greek roots; which, in my innocence and ignorance, I supposed to be a botanical furor on the Doctor's part, especially as he always looked at the ground when he walked about, until I understood that they were roots of words, with a view to a new Dictionary which he had in contemplation.
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