| 单词 | sticky-fingered |
| 释义 | > as lemmassticky-fingered sticky-fingered adj. given to stealing, light-fingered; cf. sticky fingers at Phrases 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > petty theft or pilfering > [adjective] light-fingered1546 lime-fingered1546 pilfering1546 fine-fingeredc1555 filching1570 mitching1576 lurching1577 lime-twig1602 nimming1603 pitchy1660 fingerative1674 marauding1748 light-handed1769 tarry1822 tarry-fingered1825 sticky-fingered1855 panhandling1884 tarry-fisted1906 1855 N.-Y. Daily Times 10 Sept. 4/3 The dumb endurance with which New-Yorkers submit to the extortions and malversations of their grabbing and sticky-fingered City Officials. 1932 D. Acland Sticky Fingers xxv. 314 What a crew we are—sticky-fingered, every one of us. 2012 Edmonton (Alberta) Jrnl. (Nexis) 1 Nov. (Business section) d5 Sticky-fingered employees pose a much bigger threat to retailers than their employers might have believed. < as lemmas |
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