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thievish::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | thieving |
| Derivation | thievishness |
Examples of thievish
thievish
Think not rashly to lay your thievish hands upon my works.
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I think they envision a world where they are constantly congratulated for their virtue in spite of being thievish, corrupt, deranged, depraved, lazy, nervous, sensitive and cowardly.
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It's absolutely not just a matter of giving the miners some money to buy a share or two to appease the entire nation, which is simply tired of thievish privatisations in Poland since 1989.
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I have never been much tempted by theft-I fear I might actually die of embarassment if caught-but I do enjoy thinking about how I might steal things, if I were the thievish type.
From the economist.com
- Thieving(a): given to thievery
- (thievishly) in a manner characteristic of a thief
- (thievishness) having a disposition to steal
