'Thievishness' definitions:
Definition of 'thievishness'
(from WordNet)
noun
Having a disposition to steal [syn: thievishness, larcenous]
Definition of 'Thievishness'
From: GCIDE
- Thievish \Thiev"ish\, a.
- 1. Given to stealing; addicted to theft; as, a thievish boy, a thievish magpie. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Like a thief; acting by stealth; sly; secret. [1913 Webster]
- Time's thievish progress to eternity. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Partaking of the nature of theft; accomplished by stealing; dishonest; as, a thievish practice. [1913 Webster]
- Or with a base and biosterous sword enforce A thievish living on the common road. --Shak. [1913 Webster] -- {Thiev"ish*ly}, adv. -- {Thiev"ish*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]