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smugglesome

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English

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Etymology

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From smuggle +‎ -some.

Adjective

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smugglesome (comparative more smugglesome, superlative most smugglesome)

  1. Characterised or marked by smuggling
    • 1905, George Vere Hobart, The Silly Syclopedia:
      "By the memory of George Washington you swear that you are not a smugglesome man?"
    • 1908, Edward Henry Peple, The Spitfire:
      The sly old rascal might easily be deceiving his daughter for a second time with regard to his smugglesome traits.