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thievish

thievish adjective: having a tendency to steal.

Adjective

thievish (comparative more thievish, superlative most thievish)

  1. Having a tendency to steal.
    • I tel you true my hart is ſwolne with wrath,
      On this ſame theeuish villain Tamburlain.
      And of that false Coſroe, my traiterous brother,
      Would it not grieue a King to be so abuſ’d?
      And haue a thouſand horſmen tane away?c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC...
  2. Having the manner of a thief; furtive; stealthy.
    • What, wouldst thou have me go and beg my food,
      Or with a base and boist'rous sword enforce
      A thievish living on the common road?c. 1598–1600 (date written), William Shakespeare, “As You Like It”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...

thievish meaning in Tamil and Kannada

thievish in Tamil

கள்ளப்பார்வை

thievish in Kannada

ಕದಿಕಿ, ಕದಕ

Forms of thievish

comparativemore thievish
superlativemost thievish

Origin of thievish

From Middle English thevysch, equivalent to thief + -ish. Cognate with Saterland Frisian däifsk (“thievish”), Dutch diefs (“thievish”), German Low German deevsk (“thievish”), German diebisch (“thievish”).

Words formed from thievish

Questions about thievish

What does thievish mean?
Thievish means having a tendency to steal.
What is thievish in Tamil?
Thievish in Tamil is கள்ளப்பார்வை. See Thievish meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is thievish?
Thievish is an adjective.

Words near thievish in the dictionary

  1. thieving
  2. thieving out
  3. thievingly
  4. thievings
  5. thievious
  6. thievish
  7. thievishly
  8. thievishness
  9. thifluzamide
  10. thig
  11. thigged

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