burglarious

[ ber-glair-ee-uhs ]

/ bərˈglɛər i əs /

pertaining to or involving burglary.

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First recorded in 1760–70; burglar + -ious

bur·glar·i·ous·ly, adverb

Every step of his burglarious progress was applauded by the audience.
We Can't Have Everything|Rupert Hughes
She had no fear of burglarious marauders now that the valiant Major was at her elbow.
John Marchmont's Legacy, Volumes I-III|Mary E. Braddon
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
A scheme for burglarious entry, suggested by a boy at large, in the hope of reward, did not recommend itself.
It Never Can Happen Again|William De Morgan

I don't know which of us it was, by the way, who seduced the rest from the main stream of blood into this burglarious backwater.
A Thief in the Night|E. W. Hornung