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thievishness

/thee-vish/US // ˈθi vɪʃ //

盗贼行为,盗贼,盗版,盗贼的行为

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : given to thieving.
    • : of, relating to, or characteristic of a thief; stealthy: a furtive, thievish look.

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Examples

  • He accordingly took him into his service, but soon found him to be an idle and thievish vagabond.

  • Immediately the band of the count, thievish and ferocious, would sally from the manor.

  • Flashy carriages of thievish men who had enriched themselves under the new conditions, rolled frequently by.

  • Neckweed (a halter) is good for thievish apprentices, for swashbucklers past grace, and all scamps.

  • Worse still, it fell on many wounded, and to such even the thrust of the thievish camp-follower's tolle-knife was merciful.