Definitions for: Thievish


[adj] given to thievery



Webster (1913) Definition: Thiev"ish, a.
1. Given to stealing; addicted to theft; as, a thievish boy,
a thievish magpie.

2. Like a thief; acting by stealth; sly; secret.

Time's thievish progress to eternity. --Shak.

3. Partaking of the nature of theft; accomplished by
stealing; dishonest; as, a thievish practice.

Or with a base and biosterous sword enforce A
thievish living on the common road. --Shak.
-- Thiev"ish*ly, adv. -- Thiev"ish*ness, n.

Synonyms: dishonest, dishonorable, thieving(a)

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