thievious
thievious adjective: characteristic of a thief or thievery; thievish.
Adjective
thievious (comparative more thievious, superlative most thievious)
- Characteristic of a thief or thievery; thievish
- I did want her to marry. It look like a pity for her not to git married. And now she is married, and what have she married? A nasty, dad-blasted, thievious Yankee; […]1870, The New Eclectic Magazine, volume 6, page 540
- “Triplet, you rascal! You may laugh, but I don't want the gun. He may keep it, and do what he pleases with it, even to blowin' out his own thievious brains with it, for what I keer. He's welcome to the gun. You, Triplet!”1883, Richard Malcolm Johnston, Dukesborough Tales, page 29
- Synonyms:
- theftuous
Synonyms of thievious
Forms of thievious
| comparative | more thievious |
|---|---|
| superlative | most thievious |
Origin of thievious
From thieve + -ious.
Questions about thievious
- What does thievious mean?
- Thievious means characteristic of a thief or thievery; thievish.
- What part of speech is thievious?
- Thievious is an adjective.
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