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larcenous

adj

Etymology

From larceny + -ous.

  1. derived from λάτρον
  2. derived from latrocinium
  3. derived from larcin
  4. suffixed as larcenous — “larceny + ous”

Definitions

  1. Given to larceny, tending to thievery.

  2. Resembling theft, often applied to legal actions that seem unfair.

    • These late fees are larcenous. I should have read the fine print before signing.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA