thievishadj.

Brit.

/ˈθiːvɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈθivɪʃ/

Forms: α. Middle English thef-, 1500s theaffish. β. Middle English–1500s theu-, 1500s thev-, 1500s–1600s theeu-, 1500s–1700s theev-, 1500s– thievish.

Etymology: < thief n., thiev- (see note in etymology s.v.) + -ish suffix¹.

†1. Infested or frequented by thieves. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > [adjective] > infested by thieves

thievish1483

1483 Cath. Angl. 382/2 Thefyische (A. A Thefis place), crebrifurus, spoliatorium.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) 1 Macc. i. 35 Thus became it a theuysh castell.

1541 Bible (Great) Psalms x. 8 He syteth lurkyng in y^e theuish corners of the stretes.

1599 W. Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet iv. i. 79 Or walke in theeuish wayes.

1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. vii. 335 Three French murderers set vppon me in a theeuish Wood.

2. Inclined or given to thieving; dishonest.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > [adjective] > stealing or inclined to

bribering?1529

picking1535

thievish1538

prigging1567

felonous1570

thieving1598

Hungarian1608

theftuous1632

felonious1637

predacious1665

furacious1676

priggish1699

furtive1816

kleptic1865

1538 T. Elyot Dict. Furax, acis, theuyshe, a great picker.

1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Theaffyshe and thieuyshe, furax, cis.

1555 R. Eden tr. S. von Herberstein Rerum moscouiticarum commentarii in tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde f. 300^v A theeuysshe kynd of men.

1575 W. Stevenson Gammer Gurtons Nedle v. ii. sig. Ei A theeuisher knaue is not on liue.

1634 T. Herbert Relation Some Yeares Trauaile Alphabet. Table sig. Hh2^v/1 Rashboots a theeuish but valiant people in India vnder the Mogul.

1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson iii. x. 414 Their Magistrates are corrupt, their people thievish.

1883 J. Gilmour Among Mongols xxxi. 363 The Mongol is despised as ignorant, dirty, stupid, and thievish.

3. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a thief or thieves; thief-like; furtive, stealthy.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > [adjective]

privyc1230

thiefly1395

stalkinga1400

slyc1440

insidious1545

clanculary1563

hedge-creeping1579

thievish1587

sneaking1590

tiptoe1593

peaking1595

underworking1605

stealthya1616

subtlea1616

surreptitious?1615

clancular1621

stealthful?1624

insidiary1625

worming1631

subterranean1643

clancularious1656

hugger-mugger1692

slink1792

slinking1841

instealing1844

thief-like1847

furtive1859

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > [adjective] > like a thief

thievish1587

thief-like1847

c1450 [implied in: c1450 in Aungier Syon (1840) 265 Any instrumente,..by the whiche sche myghte escape theueschely out_e of pryson. (at thievishly adv.)].

c1460 [implied in: J. Metham Wks. 94 Yt sygnyfyith onstabylnes and ontrwth and theuyschnes. (at thievishness n.)].

1587 G. Turberville Tragicall Tales f. 77 Yet wrought it not so well, For all their theeuish pace.

1609 W. Shakespeare Sonnets lxxvii. sig. F Times theeuish progresse to eternitie.

a1616 W. Shakespeare As you like It (1623) ii. iii. 34 Enforce A theeuish liuing on the common rode.

1691 J. Hartcliffe Treat. Virtues 95 According to the manner of Thievish War, the Conqueror by Proclamation gave away the Houses and Possessions of such as were vanquished.

1735 J. Thomson Rome: 3rd Pt. Liberty 399 Corruption's Thievish Arts.

1837 W. Irving Adventures Capt. Bonneville III. 8 Their extortion, and their thievish propensities.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	thievish
释义	thievishadj. Brit. /ˈθiːvɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈθivɪʃ/ Forms: α. Middle English thef-, 1500s theaffish. β. Middle English–1500s theu-, 1500s thev-, 1500s–1600s theeu-, 1500s–1700s theev-, 1500s– thievish. Etymology: < thief n., thiev- (see note in etymology s.v.) + -ish suffix¹. †1. Infested or frequented by thieves. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > [adjective] > infested by thieves thievish1483 1483 Cath. Angl. 382/2 Thefyische (A. A Thefis place), crebrifurus, spoliatorium. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) 1 Macc. i. 35 Thus became it a theuysh castell. 1541 Bible (Great) Psalms x. 8 He syteth lurkyng in y^e theuish corners of the stretes. 1599 W. Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet iv. i. 79 Or walke in theeuish wayes. View more context for this quotation 1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. vii. 335 Three French murderers set vppon me in a theeuish Wood. 2. Inclined or given to thieving; dishonest. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > [adjective] > stealing or inclined to bribering?1529 picking1535 thievish1538 prigging1567 felonous1570 thieving1598 Hungarian1608 theftuous1632 felonious1637 predacious1665 furacious1676 priggish1699 furtive1816 kleptic1865 1538 T. Elyot Dict. Furax, acis, theuyshe, a great picker. 1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Theaffyshe and thieuyshe, furax, cis. 1555 R. Eden tr. S. von Herberstein Rerum moscouiticarum commentarii in tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde f. 300^v A theeuysshe kynd of men. 1575 W. Stevenson Gammer Gurtons Nedle v. ii. sig. Ei A theeuisher knaue is not on liue. 1634 T. Herbert Relation Some Yeares Trauaile Alphabet. Table sig. Hh2^v/1 Rashboots a theeuish but valiant people in India vnder the Mogul. 1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson iii. x. 414 Their Magistrates are corrupt, their people thievish. 1883 J. Gilmour Among Mongols xxxi. 363 The Mongol is despised as ignorant, dirty, stupid, and thievish. 3. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a thief or thieves; thief-like; furtive, stealthy. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > [adjective] privyc1230 thiefly1395 stalkinga1400 slyc1440 insidious1545 clanculary1563 hedge-creeping1579 thievish1587 sneaking1590 tiptoe1593 peaking1595 underworking1605 stealthya1616 subtlea1616 surreptitious?1615 clancular1621 stealthful?1624 insidiary1625 worming1631 subterranean1643 clancularious1656 hugger-mugger1692 slink1792 slinking1841 instealing1844 thief-like1847 furtive1859 the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > [adjective] > like a thief thievish1587 thief-like1847 c1450 [implied in: c1450 in Aungier Syon (1840) 265 Any instrumente,..by the whiche sche myghte escape theueschely out_e of pryson. (at thievishly adv.)]. c1460 [implied in: J. Metham Wks. 94 Yt sygnyfyith onstabylnes and ontrwth and theuyschnes. (at thievishness n.)]. 1587 G. Turberville Tragicall Tales f. 77 Yet wrought it not so well, For all their theeuish pace. 1609 W. Shakespeare Sonnets lxxvii. sig. F Times theeuish progresse to eternitie. View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare As you like It (1623) ii. iii. 34 Enforce A theeuish liuing on the common rode. View more context for this quotation 1691 J. Hartcliffe Treat. Virtues 95 According to the manner of Thievish War, the Conqueror by Proclamation gave away the Houses and Possessions of such as were vanquished. 1735 J. Thomson Rome: 3rd Pt. Liberty 399 Corruption's Thievish Arts. 1837 W. Irving Adventures Capt. Bonneville III. 8 Their extortion, and their thievish propensities. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1450
随便看	on faith on faste on file on finance on fire on first face on first name terms on flame on float on flood on foot on foot of on foot's horse on footback on force on formerly also upon 'change on formerly upon the prowl on forward on four on fresh on full cock on full scent on full song on full speed on fumes