Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, relating to, or involving larceny.
- adjective Guilty of or given to larceny.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Thievish; pertaining to, characterized by, or tainted with larceny.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Having the character of larceny; ; committing larceny.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Given to
larceny , tending tothievery . - adjective Resembling
theft , often applied tolegal actions that seemunfair .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun having a disposition to steal
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Examples
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Among all races and classes, including the very rich, there are some people who have what might be called larcenous proclivities.
FAT and MEAN DAVID M. GORDON 2003
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Among all races and classes, including the very rich, there are some people who have what might be called larcenous proclivities.
FAT and MEAN DAVID M. GORDON 2003
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Among all races and classes, including the very rich, there are some people who have what might be called larcenous proclivities.
FAT and MEAN DAVID M. GORDON 2003
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He argued that "there's a better deal out there to be had," and cited "the paltry Internet move over residual" and the "larcenous" force majeure settlement as reasons.
Jonathan Handel: SAG-AFTRA Ratify Advertising Agreement; SAG Townhall Features Fireworks 2009
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The estate tax is probably the tax that is the most larcenous.
Income Distribution Stories, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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The audience's responsive chant — "Yes, we can" — must have seemed larcenous to Obama supporters.
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Or it could be more consciously larcenous than that.
Department of Greenwashing: Ceci La Luna lambrusco | Dr Vino's wine blog 2009
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But Thorvaldsens real objective is much more personal: to avenge the murder of his son by the larcenous aristocrat at the heart of the conspiracy.
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According to the Seattle Times, the 45-year-old Lidtke wept in the courtroom as he recalled confessing his larcenous actions to his two young daughters, referring to his actions as "a huge mistake."
ARTINFO: Seattle Art Dealer Imprisoned After Plotting To Steal From Collectors' Homes ARTINFO 2011
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According to the Seattle Times, the 45-year-old Lidtke wept in the courtroom as he recalled confessing his larcenous actions to his two young daughters, referring to his actions as "a huge mistake."
ARTINFO: Seattle Art Dealer Imprisoned After Plotting To Steal From Collectors' Homes ARTINFO 2011
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