| 单词 | light fingered |
| 释义 | Additional synonymsin the sense of shifty Definition looking deceitful and not to be trusted He had a shifty face and previous convictions. Synonyms untrustworthy, sly, devious, scheming, tricky, slippery, contriving, wily, crafty, evasive, furtive, deceitful, underhand, unprincipled, duplicitous, fly-by-night (informal) in the sense of sly Definition secretive and skilled at deception He is devious, sly and manipulative. Synonyms cunning, scheming, devious, secret, clever, subtle, tricky, covert, astute, wily, insidious, crafty, artful, furtive, conniving, Machiavellian, shifty (informal), foxy, underhand, stealthy, guilefulin the sense of underhand Definition sly, deceitful, and secretive The Prime Minister had been involved in underhand financial deals. Synonyms sly, secret, crooked (informal), devious, sneaky, secretive, fraudulent, treacherous, dishonest, deceptive, clandestine, unscrupulous, crafty, unethical, furtive, deceitful, surreptitious, stealthy, dishonourable, below the belt (informal), underhanded Synonyms of 'light-fingered'light-fingeredExplore 'light-fingered' in the dictionary (adjective) Definition skilful at thieving, esp. by picking pockets Which goods are most often targeted by light-fingered customers? Synonyms thieving a thieving grocer who put sand in the sugar stealing dishonest He had become rich by dishonest means. crafty crooked (informal) She might expose his crooked business deals to the authorities. pinching (informal) sly He is devious, sly and manipulative. furtive a furtive glance over her shoulder shifty (informal) He had a shifty face and previous convictions. underhand The Prime Minister had been involved in underhand financial deals. pilfering Additional synonymsin the sense of crooked Definition dishonest or illegal She might expose his crooked business deals to the authorities. Synonyms dishonest, criminal, illegal, corrupt, dubious, questionable, unlawful, shady (informal), fraudulent, unscrupulous, under-the-table, bent (slang), shifty, deceitful, underhand, unprincipled, dishonourable, nefarious, knavish (archaic) in the sense of dishonest Definition not honest or fair He had become rich by dishonest means. Synonyms deceitful, corrupt, crooked (informal), designing, lying, bent (slang), false, unfair, cheating, deceiving, shady (informal), fraudulent, treacherous, deceptive, unscrupulous, crafty, swindling, disreputable, untrustworthy, double-dealing, unprincipled, mendacious, perfidious (literary), untruthful, guileful, knavish (archaic) in the sense of furtive Definition sly, cautious, and secretive a furtive glance over her shoulder Synonyms sly, secret, hidden, sneaking, covert, cloaked, behind someone's back, secretive, clandestine, sneaky, under-the-table, slinking, conspiratorial, skulking, underhand, surreptitious, stealthyNearby words of |
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