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thievingly

thievingly adverb: like a thief; by or with stealing.

Adverb

thievingly (comparative more thievingly, superlative most thievingly)

  1. Like a thief; by or with stealing.
    • Living compassionately, not taking more than your share or dirtying the earth more than you must, means that you are living more truthfully, more honestly, less thievingly[…]2000, Daniel C. Maguire, Sacred Energies, page 61

Forms of thievingly

comparativemore thievingly
superlativemost thievingly

Origin of thievingly

From thieving + -ly.

Questions about thievingly

What does thievingly mean?
Thievingly means like a thief; by or with stealing.
What part of speech is thievingly?
Thievingly is an adverb.

Words near thievingly in the dictionary

  1. thievess
  2. thievesses
  3. thievin'
  4. thieving
  5. thieving out
  6. thievingly
  7. thievings
  8. thievious
  9. thievish
  10. thievishly
  11. thievishness

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