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10 words match “THIEVISH”

THIEVISH a. 3 definitions
Given to stealing; addicted to theft; as, a thievish boy, a thievish magpie.
FELONIOUS a.
rfidious; in a legal sense, done with intent to commit a crime; as, felonious homicide. O thievish Night, Why should'st thou, but for some felonious end, In thy dark lantern thus close up the stars Milton. -- Fe*lo"ni`ous*ly, adv. -- Fe*lo"ni`ous*ness, n.
FINGER v.
To take thievishly; to pilfer; to purloin. Shak.
FURACIOUS a.
Given to theft; thievish. [Obs.]
FURACITY n.
Addictedness to theft; thievishness. [Obs.]
LIGHT-FINGERED a.
Dexterous in taking and conveying away; thievish; pilfering; addicted to petty thefts. Fuller.
SLINK n.
A thievish fellow; a sneak. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
THIEFLY a.
Like a thief; thievish; thievishly. [Obs.] Chaucer.
THIEVERY n.
The practice of stealing; theft; thievishness. Among the Spartans, thievery was a practice morally good and honest. South.
URCHIN n.
roguish child; -- now commonly used only of a boy. And the urchins that stand with their thievish eyes Forever on watch ran off each with a prize. W. Howitt. You did indeed dissemble, you urchin you; but where's the girl that won't dissemble for an husband Goldsmith.