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thiefy

thiefy adjective: like a thief; thievish; thieving.

Adjective

thiefy (comparative more thiefy, superlative most thiefy)

  1. (informal) Like a thief; thievish; thieving
    • This makes for some pretty funny business, and so does a scene showing the fence stepping forth from a church, where he has presumably been casting a thiefy eye at the sacred vessels, and talking briskly to a henchman about the paint job he wants done on one of his hot commodities.1949, The New Yorker, volume 25, page 52
    • A sullen, thiefy edginess crept over Ardreagh.2000, Fred Johnston, Atalanta, page 162
    Synonyms:
    thieflike, thiefly

Synonyms of thiefy

Forms of thiefy

comparativemore thiefy
superlativemost thiefy

Origin of thiefy

From thief + -y.

Questions about thiefy

What does thiefy mean?
Thiefy means like a thief; thievish; thieving.
What part of speech is thiefy?
Thiefy is an adjective.

Words near thiefy in the dictionary

  1. thiefs
  2. thiefship
  3. thieftaker
  4. thieftakers
  5. thiefwise
  6. thiefy
  7. Thiel
  8. Thielaviopsis root rot
  9. Thiele
  10. Thielen
  11. Thielens

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