Definitions for larcenous

larcenous lar·ce·nous

Spelling: [lahr-suh-nuh s]
IPA: /ˈlɑr sə nəs/

Larcenous is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 805 anagrams from letters in larcenous (acelnorsu).

Definitions for larcenous

adjective

  1. of, resembling, or characteristic of larceny.
  2. guilty of larceny.

Origin of larcenous

First recorded in 1735-45; larcen(y) + -ous

Examples for larcenous

Leary seemed not at all disturbed by this revelation of his wife's larcenous affection for pearls.

Johnson's view of his larcenous proceedings is stated in the Life.

Leverett, always a coward, had pursued his devious and larcenous way through the world, always in deadly fear of sink holes.

But however late and larcenous he may have been, the poet of IV.

Amused at this evident return of his larcenous friend of the previous day, he lay perfectly still.

He chuckled as though the recollection of his larcenous companion pleased him tremendously.

His larcenous hand has been in the pocket of his master almost every hour of the day for months, perhaps years past.

This larcenous but inevitable programme we carried out, after waiting through dreadful hours of cold and shivering anxiety.

Word Value for larcenous
Scrable

11

Words with friends

15

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