Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to burglary.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to, committing, or constituting burglary: as, burglarious intentions; a burglarious gang; burglarious entry.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Pertaining to burglary; constituting the crime of burglary.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Being or resembling a
burglar
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective involving or resembling burglary
Etymologies
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Examples
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Harvey Leemore, 34, of the 1600 block of Evergreen Way in Essex County, was charged with attempted burglary, attempted grand larceny and possession of burglarious tools.
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A little while afterwards, he broke out in an entirely new direction, and confessed to a knowledge of burglarious intentions as to our premises, on the part of the pot – boy, who was immediately taken up.
David Copperfield 2007
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“Possession of burglarious tools” is the the charge — at least here in Mass — if they catch you before you actually break in.
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In addition to Gilbert as Anderson notes, “burglarious” appears in Thackeray and Dickens.
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The oldest source I could find for “burglarious” is an index to a legal handbook published in 1749.
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Not only is it a word, but the related “burglarious” has the Sir William Blackstone seal of approval.
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SAMUEL is laden with burglarious tools and pistols, etc.
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Specifically, it is illegal to possess burglarious tools.
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Mr. Arnold had begun that career which was to end so brilliantly, by the daring and burglarious capture of two forts, of which he forced the doors.
The Virginians 2006
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Mrs. Poyser accepted this compromise, but thought it advisable to bar and bolt to the utmost; and now, at the last moment before starting, Nancy, the dairy-maid, was closing the shutters of the house-place, although the window, lying under the immediate observation of Alick and the dogs, might have been supposed the least likely to be selected for a burglarious attempt.
Adam Bede 2004
yarb commented on the word burglarious
How he could explain tomorrow the burglarious misdeed to the two odious witches he had no idea.
- Conrad, The Inn of the Two Witches
March 5, 2009
ry commented on the word burglarious
this was my first favorite word. I remember being pretty small, reading it somewhere, looking it up and becoming very enthused
September 1, 2015
TankHughes commented on the word burglarious
I thought my favorite burglar-related word would forever be (Sp.) ladrón, but I was wrong. That word is uproariously burglarious.
September 1, 2015