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thievishly

thievishly adverb: in a thievish manner; like a thief.

Adverb

thievishly (comparative more thievishly, superlative most thievishly)

  1. In a thievish manner; like a thief.

Forms of thievishly

comparativemore thievishly
superlativemost thievishly

Origin of thievishly

From thievish + -ly.

Questions about thievishly

What does thievishly mean?
Thievishly means in a thievish manner; like a thief.
What part of speech is thievishly?
Thievishly is an adverb.

Words near thievishly in the dictionary

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

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