burglarious

[ ber-glair-ee-uhs ]

adjective
  1. pertaining to or involving burglary.

Origin of burglarious

1
First recorded in 1760–70; burglar + -ious

Other words from burglarious

  • bur·glar·i·ous·ly, adverb

Words Nearby burglarious

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How to use burglarious in a sentence

  • Two neighbors corroborated Lem's narration of the finding of the traces of the burglarious entry and the flight of the assassin.

  • Woglom was "down on his luck" so badly as to have been obliged to dispose of his burglarious implements.

    Shadow, the Mysterious Detective | Police Captain Howard
  • We tuk five elephints, a hunder' an' sivinty Sniders, two hunder' dahs, and a lot av other burglarious thruck.

    Soldier Stories | Rudyard Kipling
  • Can your ingenuity suggest no explanation of a man's presence in another man's house at midnight save a burglarious motive?

    The Come Back | Carolyn Wells
  • Hurriedly he pried at it with a burglarious tool, and then a sudden outburst sounded overhead.

    The Palace of Darkened Windows | Mary Hastings Bradley