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单词 thievish
释义

Definition of thievish in English:

thievish

adjective ˈθiːvɪʃˈθivɪʃ
  • Relating to or given to stealing.

    偷偷摸摸的;偷窃成性的,耽于偷窃的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Are you talking about the thievish doings of organized crime, all those gangs we keep hearing about?
    • Nor did we turn out noticeably more thievish, drug-addled, or unmotivated than nice suburban kids.
    Synonyms
    thieving, stealing, pilfering, shoplifting, pocket-picking

Derivatives

  • thievishly

  • adverb ˈθiːvɪʃ(ə)liˈθivɪʃli
    • He cautiously removed from under his helmet the hamburger, thievishly glanced round and thrust it into his mouth.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Hyenas are numerous, and thievishly inclined.
      • They are thievishly inclined, as we have experienced.
  • thievishness

  • noun ˈθiːvɪʃnəsˈθivɪʃnəs
    • He is remarkable for his thievishness and his destructiveness toward small animals.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • At first she could imagine no hope for their fondness for bad wine, their thievishness, their absolute unreliability, their invincible resistance to thrift, cleanliness, and common sense.
      • An old adage says ‘There is honor among thieves;’ and obviously, if there were not, there could be no such thing as organized thievishness, or association in mischief of any sort.
      • He may be exuberant or even excessive, and this may cause some excitement, but we see nothing of scandal, vice, thievishness or anything of that kind in this card.
      • For the same reason the breed has a tendency to thievishness, even though they really are very teachable and very well know what is right and wrong.

Rhymes

peevish

Definition of thievish in US English:

thievish

adjectiveˈθivɪʃˈTHēviSH
  • Relating to or given to stealing.

    偷偷摸摸的;偷窃成性的,耽于偷窃的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Are you talking about the thievish doings of organized crime, all those gangs we keep hearing about?
    • Nor did we turn out noticeably more thievish, drug-addled, or unmotivated than nice suburban kids.
    Synonyms
    thieving, stealing, pilfering, shoplifting, pocket-picking
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