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burglariousness

burglariousness noun: the state or quality of being burglarious.

Noun

burglariousness (uncountable)

  1. the state or quality of being burglarious.
    • I say that I should not have been so sorry if the breeze had set the other way; if honest Will Wareham had tapped your belly, Tom, instead of being forced to put up with your burglariousness upon his'n.1837, The Gambler's Dream. [A Novel.], page 184
    • The success of these corrupt influences, as also their inexpressible meanness, depends upon their plausible and innumerable disguises under palatable names. They are not the open burglariousness of the footpad, but something far lower.1872, The Connecticut School Journal, page 85

Origin of burglariousness

From burglarious + -ness.

Questions about burglariousness

What does burglariousness mean?
Burglariousness means the state or quality of being burglarious.
What part of speech is burglariousness?
Burglariousness is a noun.

Words near burglariousness in the dictionary

  1. burglaresses
  2. burglaries
  3. burglaring
  4. burglarious
  5. burglariously
  6. burglariousness
  7. burglarise
  8. burglarised
  9. burglariser
  10. burglarisers
  11. burglarises

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