burglarious

[ ber-glair-ee-uhs ]

/ bərˈglɛər i əs /

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adjective

pertaining to or involving burglary.

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Origin of burglarious

First recorded in 1760–70; burglar + -ious

OTHER WORDS FROM burglarious

bur·glar·i·ous·ly, adverb

Words nearby burglarious

Burghley, Burghley House, burghul, burglar, burglar alarm, burglarious, burglarize, burglarproof, burglary, burgle, burgomaster

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.
Belford's Magazine, Vol. II, No. 3, February 1889|Various
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