Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

burglariousness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bur-glar-i-ous-ness
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the state or quality of being burglarious.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"I say that I should not have been so sorry if the breeze had set the other way; if honest Will Wareham had tapped your belly, Tom, instead of being forced to put up with your burglariousness upon his'n."
"The success of these corrupt influences, as also their inexpressible meanness, depends upon their plausible and innumerable disguises under palatable names. They are not the open burglariousness of the footpad, but something far lower."
"—but in the hope that time and better treatment will reclaim the present burglariousness and larcenous tendencies which have followed from this General Gaol delivery."

Etymology

From burglarious + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: burglarious

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does burglariousness mean?: the state or quality of being burglarious.
Where does burglariousness come from?: From burglarious + -ness.

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