Found 2 items, similar to Thievish.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: thievish
thievish
adj : given to thievery [syn:
thieving(a)]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Thievish
Thievish
\Thiev"ish\, a.
1. Given to stealing; addicted to theft; as, a thievish boy,
a thievish magpie.
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2. Like a thief; acting by stealth; sly; secret.
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Time's thievish progress to eternity. --Shak.
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3. Partaking of the nature of theft; accomplished by
stealing; dishonest; as, a thievish practice.
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Or with a base and biosterous sword enforce
A thievish living on the common road. --Shak.
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Thiev"ish*ly, adv. --
Thiev"ish*ness, n.
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