larcenous
adjective
lar·ce·nous
ˈlär-sə-nəs 
ˈlär-snəs
1
: having the character of or constituting larceny
2
: committing larceny
larcenously
adverb
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Sure enough, Cath resurfaces, first seen in the prologue by Jennifer Landon and later played by a deliciously against-type Glenn Close, whose red-haired Southern chutzpah suggests Reba McEntire with a larcenous streak.
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 11 Oct. 2024
The larcenous prattle is, in this sense, a typically Wiig-ian set piece: sunny, strained and flailing for dignity.
—Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
Onstage, in the flesh, Jim Irsay could be a near relative of W.C. Fields, perhaps a grand-nephew, if slightly less nobly endowed of nose, and lacking Fields’ mellifluous, unctuous, larcenous voice.
—Bart Bull, SPIN, 10 Feb. 2023
Finally, however, the lively and amiable spirit of the endeavor converts our inner curmudgeon just as the spirit of Christmas eventually overpowered that larcenous Grinch, played by Jim Carrey.
—Los Angeles Times, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Dec. 2022
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 11 Oct. 2024
The larcenous prattle is, in this sense, a typically Wiig-ian set piece: sunny, strained and flailing for dignity.
—Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
Onstage, in the flesh, Jim Irsay could be a near relative of W.C. Fields, perhaps a grand-nephew, if slightly less nobly endowed of nose, and lacking Fields’ mellifluous, unctuous, larcenous voice.
—Bart Bull, SPIN, 10 Feb. 2023
Finally, however, the lively and amiable spirit of the endeavor converts our inner curmudgeon just as the spirit of Christmas eventually overpowered that larcenous Grinch, played by Jim Carrey.
—Los Angeles Times, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Dec. 2022
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“Larcenous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/larcenous. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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larcenous
adjective
lar·ce·nous
ˈlär-sə-nəs
1
: of, relating to, or having the nature of larceny
larcenous intent
a larcenous scheme
2
: committing larceny
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