Synonyms for larcenous


Grammar : Adj
Spell : lahr-suh-nuh s
Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɑr sə nəs

Top 10 synonyms for larcenous Other synonyms for the word larcenous

Définition of larcenous

Origin :
  • 1742, from larceny + -ous.
  • adj thievish
Example sentences :
  • 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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