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thievish

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8 lettersPart of speech adjectiveSorted ehhiistvStarts with TEnds with H0 clues
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Definitions

  1. given to thievery

Word origin

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”).

Used in a sentence

  • I tel you true my hart is ſwolne with wrath, On this ſame theeuish villain Tamburlain. And of that false Coſroe, my traiterous brother, Would it not grieue a King to be so abuſ’d? And haue a thouſand horſmen tane away?
  • What, wouldst thou have me go and beg my food, Or with a base and boist'rous sword enforce A thievish living on the common road?

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