01 a. Given to stealing; addicted to theft; as, a thievish boy, a thievish magpie.
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Given to stealing; addicted to theft; as, a thievish boy, a thievish magpie.
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Like a thief; acting by stealth; sly; secret.“Time's thievish progress to eternity.” — Shak.
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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.