thievish, thieving(a)
(adjective) given to thievery
Source: WordNet® 3.1
thievish (comparative more thievish, superlative most thievish)
Having a tendency to steal.
Having the manner of a thief; furtive; stealthy.
Source: Wiktionary
Thiev"ish, a.
1. Given to stealing; addicted to theft; as, a thievish boy, a thievish magpie.
2. Like a thief; acting by stealth; sly; secret. Time's thievish progress to eternity. Shak.
3. Partaking of the nature of theft; accomplished by stealing; dishonest; as, a thievish practice. Or with a base and biosterous sword enforce A thievish living on the common road. Shak.
– Thiev"ish*ly, adv.
– Thiev"ish*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 May 2025
(noun) excavation consisting of a vertical or sloping passageway for finding or mining ore or for ventilating a mine
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