"larcenous" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more larcenous [comparative], most larcenous [superlative]
Etymology: From 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: 84 16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ous, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ous: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 46
  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, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: larcenious Derived forms: larcenously
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