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burglarious

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /bɜːˈɡlɛəɹi.əs/
  • General-American: /bɝˈɡlɛɹi.əs/
  • rhymes with -ɛəɹi.əs

1

adj

Meaning 1

Being or resembling a burglar

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

involving or resembling burglary

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • burglarious tools

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From burglar + -ious.