"larcenous" meaning in All languages combined

See larcenous on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more larcenous [comparative], most larcenous [superlative]
Etymology: larceny + -ous Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|larceny|ous}} larceny + -ous Head templates: {{en-adj}} larcenous (comparative more larcenous, superlative most larcenous)
  1. Given to larceny, tending to thievery. Categories (topical): Crime
    Sense id: en-larcenous-en-adj-~D~zt3QS Disambiguation of Crime: 69 31 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ous Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 53 47 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ous: 55 45
  2. Resembling theft, often applied to legal actions that seem unfair.
    Sense id: en-larcenous-en-adj-E1NTOVfl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ous Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 53 47 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ous: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: larcenious Derived forms: larcenously

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