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单词 burglarious
释义

burglariousadj.

/bəːˈɡlɛːrɪəs/
Etymology: < burglary n.1+ -ous suffix. Compare felonious.
1. Of or pertaining to burglary; addicted to burglary; involving the guilt of burglary.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > burglary > [adjective]
burglarious1769
porch-climbing1891
walk-in1912
1769 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. IV. 226 All these entries have been adjudged burglarious, though there was no actual breaking.
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.
1822 Ld. Byron Werner ii. i. 26 This burglarious, larcenous felony.
2. Burglar-like.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > burglar > [adjective]
burglarious1859
1859 W. M. Thackeray Virginians lxxxix The daring and burglarious capture of two forts of which he forced the doors.
1865 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend II. iii. i. 1 A burglarious stream of fog creeping in..through the keyhole.

Derivatives

burˈglariously adv.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > burglary > [adverb]
burglarly1532
burglarily1533
burglariouslya1807
a1807 J. Opie Lect. on Painting (1809) 124 Burglariously entered the Temple of Fame by the window.
1883 Law Rep.: Queen's Bench Div. 11 588 The plaintiff's dwelling-house..was burglariously entered.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online March 2021).
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adj.1769
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