Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- adj. Of, relating to, or involving larceny: a larcenous scheme; with larcenous intent.
- adj. Guilty of or given to larceny.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- adj. Given to larceny, tending to thievery.
- adj. Resembling theft, often applied to legal actions that seem unfair.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- adj. Having the character of larceny; ; committing larceny.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Thievish; pertaining to, characterized by, or tainted with larceny.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. having a disposition to steal
Etymologies
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The audience's responsive chant — "Yes, we can" — must have seemed larcenous to Obama supporters.
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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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That's the rule that was established by Declan, the charismatic and garrulous mentor and crew leader who lured Carr into this larcenous life after Carr's botched careers in the CIA and private security.
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With the help of a larcenous circus troupe, led by the terrific Keith David as Max the magical mentor, our hero assumes the identity of his son's favorite comic-book figure, a hooded do-gooder who whips around a magical weaponized cape with a panache that Liberace might envy.
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I got an e-mail this morning informing me that The Muppet Show Comic Book #1 is going for some larcenous price on Amazon right now.
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