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Synonyms for larcenous
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : lahr-suh-nuh s |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɑr sə nəs |
Top 10 synonyms for larcenous
Définition of larcenous
Origin :- 1742, from larceny + -ous.
- adj thievish
- But however late and larcenous he may have been, the poet of IV.
- Extract from : « Homer and His Age » by Andrew Lang
- Johnson's view of his larcenous proceedings is stated in the Life.
- Extract from : « Res Judicat » by Augustine Birrell
- His larcenous hand has been in the pocket of his master almost every hour of the day for months, perhaps years past.
- Extract from : « The Seven Curses of London » by James Greenwood
- He chuckled as though the recollection of his larcenous companion pleased him tremendously.
- Extract from : « The Madness of May » by Meredith Nicholson
- Leary seemed not at all disturbed by this revelation of his wife's larcenous affection for pearls.
- Extract from : « Blacksheep! Blacksheep! » by Meredith Nicholson
- Leverett, always a coward, had pursued his devious and larcenous way through the world, always in deadly fear of sink holes.
- Extract from : « The Flaming Jewel » by Robert W. Chambers
- Amused at this evident return of his larcenous friend of the previous day, he lay perfectly still.
- Extract from : « Flip: A California Romance » by Bret Harte
- This larcenous but inevitable programme we carried out, after waiting through dreadful hours of cold and shivering anxiety.
- Extract from : « In the Wrong Paradise » by Andrew Lang
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