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Burglariously:
I wouldn't have guessed that "burglariously" is a word, but apparently it is.
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Burglariously:
Not only is it a word, but the related "burglarious" has the Sir William Blackstone seal of approval. Westlaw also manages to beat the OED on this one; "burglariously" is attested by the OED only as far back as 1807, but a quickie Westlaw search locates a 1792 North Carolina case reporting an indictment "for feloniously and burglariously breaking and entering into the dwelling house of one Rice." Google Books finds a reference from The Gentleman's Magazine in 1789; Galenet finds one from 1724, which apparently paraphrases a 1640 statute as providing that
The oldest source I could find for "burglarious" is an index to a legal handbook published in 1749. (I'll follow Sasha's lead by reporting these early references to the Oxford people, since they try to include the earliest available references in their entries.) I do not advise that you use the terms, though, except for humorous effect. Related Posts (on one page):
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