larcenous

[ lahr-suh-nuh s ]

/ ˈlɑr sə nəs /

of, resembling, or characteristic of larceny.

guilty of larceny.

Origin of larcenous

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

lar·ce·nous·ly, adverb non·lar·ce·nous, adjective un·lar·ce·nous, adjective un·lar·ce·nous·ly, adverb

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

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

The Flaming Jewel |Robert W. Chambers
His larcenous hand has been in the pocket of his master almost every hour of the day for months, perhaps years past.

The Seven Curses of London |James Greenwood
But however late and larcenous he may have been, the poet of IV.

Homer and His Age |Andrew Lang

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

Blacksheep! Blacksheep! |Meredith Nicholson