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thievish /ˈθiːvɪʃ /adjectiveRelating to or given to stealing.Are you talking about the thievish doings of organized crime, all those gangs we keep hearing about?...- Nor did we turn out noticeably more thievish, drug-addled, or unmotivated than nice suburban kids.
Derivativesthievishly /ˈθiːvɪʃ(ə)li/ adverb ...- He cautiously removed from under his helmet the hamburger, thievishly glanced round and thrust it into his mouth.
- They are thievishly inclined, as we have experienced.
- Hyenas are numerous, and thievishly inclined.
thievishness /ˈθiːvɪʃnəs/ noun ...- At first she could imagine no hope for their fondness for bad wine, their thievishness, their absolute unreliability, their invincible resistance to thrift, cleanliness, and common sense.
- He is remarkable for his thievishness and his destructiveness toward small animals.
- An old adage says ‘There is honor among thieves;’ and obviously, if there were not, there could be no such thing as organized thievishness, or association in mischief of any sort.
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