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burglarous

burglarous adjective: of, or related to a burglary.

Adjective

burglarous (comparative more burglarous, superlative most burglarous)

  1. Of, or related to a burglary.
    • The possession of burglarous tools is illegal in many jurisdictions.
    • Merlini asked, his voice low and conspiratorial, in keeping with the illegality of our burglarous mission.2012, Clayton Rawson, The Headless Lady

Forms of burglarous

comparativemore burglarous
superlativemost burglarous

Origin of burglarous

From burglar + -ous.

Words formed from burglarous

Questions about burglarous

What does burglarous mean?
Burglarous means of, or related to a burglary.
What part of speech is burglarous?
Burglarous is an adjective.

Words near burglarous in the dictionary

  1. burglarized
  2. burglarizer
  3. burglarizers
  4. burglarizes
  5. burglarizing
  6. burglarous
  7. burglarously
  8. burglarproof
  9. burglars
  10. burglary
  11. burglary tourism

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