larcenousadj.

Brit.

/ˈlɑːsᵻnəs/,

/ˈlɑːsn̩əs/, U.S.

/ˈlɑrsənəs/,

/ˈlɑrsn̩əs/

Etymology: < larcen- (in larceny n.) + -ous suffix. Compare Old French larcineux, larrecinos.

Pertaining to or characterized by larceny; thievish.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > [adjective]

theftuousc1400

larcenous1742

kleptistic1743

society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > specific offences > [adjective] > larceny

larcenous1742

1742 H. Fielding Joseph Andrews II. iv. v. 194 ‘Ay,’ says the Justice, ‘a kind of felonious larcenous thing.’

1807 ‘P. Plymley’ Three More Lett. on Catholics iv. 31 The acquittal of any noble and official thief would not fail to diffuse the most heartfelt satisfaction over the larcenous and burglarious world.

1861 C. Dickens Great Expectations I. ii. 18 I knew..that my larcenous researches might find nothing available in the safe.

1880 A. C. Swinburne Study of Shakespeare 63 In all the larcenous little bundle of verse.

1888 W. E. Gladstone in 19th Cent. May 783 A huge larcenous appropriation..of goods which do not belong to them.

Derivatives

ˈlarcenously adv. thievishly.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > [adverb]

theftuouslyc1400

thievishly?c1450

thief-likea1625

thievously1658

make1699

larcenously1864

thievingly1880

thiefwise1898

society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > specific offences > [adverb] > by larceny

larcenously1864

1864 in Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang.

1882 Daily News 3 Jan. 5/4 Molière was accused..of larcenously conveying the ideas of Les Précieuses Ridicules from a piece acted two years before.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	larcenous
释义	larcenousadj. Brit. /ˈlɑːsᵻnəs/, /ˈlɑːsn̩əs/, U.S. /ˈlɑrsənəs/, /ˈlɑrsn̩əs/ Etymology: < larcen- (in larceny n.) + -ous suffix. Compare Old French larcineux, larrecinos. Pertaining to or characterized by larceny; thievish. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > [adjective] theftuousc1400 larcenous1742 kleptistic1743 society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > specific offences > [adjective] > larceny larcenous1742 1742 H. Fielding Joseph Andrews II. iv. v. 194 ‘Ay,’ says the Justice, ‘a kind of felonious larcenous thing.’ View more context for this quotation 1807 ‘P. Plymley’ Three More Lett. on Catholics iv. 31 The acquittal of any noble and official thief would not fail to diffuse the most heartfelt satisfaction over the larcenous and burglarious world. 1861 C. Dickens Great Expectations I. ii. 18 I knew..that my larcenous researches might find nothing available in the safe. 1880 A. C. Swinburne Study of Shakespeare 63 In all the larcenous little bundle of verse. 1888 W. E. Gladstone in 19th Cent. May 783 A huge larcenous appropriation..of goods which do not belong to them. Derivatives ˈlarcenously adv. thievishly. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > [adverb] theftuouslyc1400 thievishly?c1450 thief-likea1625 thievously1658 make1699 larcenously1864 thievingly1880 thiefwise1898 society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > specific offences > [adverb] > by larceny larcenously1864 1864 in Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. 1882 Daily News 3 Jan. 5/4 Molière was accused..of larcenously conveying the ideas of Les Précieuses Ridicules from a piece acted two years before. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1742
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