burglarious
Americanadjective
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Origin of burglarious
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A burglarious visit to his house at the Piraeus yielded a rich harvest of compromising documents.
From Greece and the Allies 1914-1922 by G. F. (George Frederick) Abbott
If he had not seen or heard me, then I must compliment myself upon a very successful burglarious feat.
From The Green Eyes of Bâst by Sax Rohmer
He was not of the covetous and burglarious type that always wants other people's property.
From What Will People Say? A novel by Rupert Hughes
Not a sound betrayed that their burglarious entry had alarmed any one.
From The Grell Mystery by Frank Froest
The latter had neither wife nor child, tho a few chicks, and took our burglarious occupation very good-humoredly.
From Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 8 Italy and Greece, Part Two by Francis W. (Francis Whiting) Halsey
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