English Explanatory Dictionary

thievish

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having a tendency to steal.
  2. Having the manner of a thief; furtive; stealthy.

Word forms

thievish more thievish most thievish

Etymology

From Middle English thevysch, equivalent to thief + -ish. Cognate with Saterland Frisian däifsk (“thievish”), Dutch diefs (“thievish”), German Low German deevsk (“thievish”), German diebisch (“thievish”).

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