THIEVISH
\θˈiːvɪʃ], \θˈiːvɪʃ], \θ_ˈiː_v_ɪ_ʃ]\
Definitions of THIEVISH
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
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Given to stealing; addicted to theft; as, a thievish boy, a thievish magpie.
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Partaking of the nature of theft; accomplished by stealing; dishonest; as, a thievish practice.
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Given to stealing; addicted to theft; as, a thievish boy, a thievish magpie.
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Partaking of the nature of theft; accomplished by stealing; dishonest; as, a thievish practice.
By Noah Webster.
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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