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thievishly, adv.|ˈθiːvɪʃlɪ| [f. prec. + -ly2.] In a thievish manner; as a thief; furtively, by stealth.
c1450in Aungier Syon (1840) 265 Any instrumente,..by the whiche sche myghte escape theueschely oute of pryson. 1628Wither Brit. Rememb. iv. 664 Some, theevishly, purloyned from the sick. 1708Brit. Apollo No. 64. 2/2 A Woman so thievishly inclined. 1855Singleton Virgil I. 128 Fire..thievishly beneath the fatty bark At first concealed, hath on the timber seized. |