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thievish (adj.)
mid-15c., "of or pertaining to thieves," from
thieve
or
thief
+
-ish
. Meaning "inclined to steal" is from 1530s. Wyclif and Chaucer used
thiefly
(late 14c.). Related:
Thievishly
;
thievishness
.