larcenous

English

Alternative forms

• larcenious

Etymology

Etymology tree

English larceny

Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.?

Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos?

Old Latin -ōssus

Latin -ōsus

Old French -usbor.

Middle English -ous

English -ous

English larcenous

From larceny + -ous.

Adjective

larcenous (comparative more larcenous, superlative most larcenous)

1. Given to larceny, tending to thievery.
2. Resembling theft, often applied to legal actions that seem unfair.

   These late fees are larcenous. I should have read the fine print before signing.

Derived terms

• larcenously

Anagrams

• senocular