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Webster 1913 Edition
Thievish
Thiev′ish
,Adj.
1.
Given to stealing; addicted to theft;
as, a
. thievish
boy, a thievish
magpie2.
Like a thief; acting by stealth; sly; secret.
Time’s
thievish
progress to eternity. Shakespeare
3.
Partaking of the nature of theft; accomplished by stealing; dishonest;
as, a
. thievish
practiceOr with a base and biosterous sword enforce
A
– A
thievish
living on the common road. Shakespeare
Thiev′ish-ly
, adv.
Thiev′ish-ness
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Thievish
THIE'VISH
,Adj.
Or with a base and boist'rous sword enforce
A thievish living on the common road.
1.
Secret; sly; acting by stealth; as thievish minutes.2.
Partaking of the nature of theft; as a thievish practice.