theftuousadj.

Brit.

/ˈθɛftjʊəs/,

/ˈθɛftʃʊəs/, U.S.

/ˈθɛftʃ(əw)əs/, Scottish English

/ˈθɛftjuəs/,

/ˈθɛftʃuəs/

Forms: α. Middle English thiftwis, Middle English–1500s thiftuis, 1500s thiftewus. β. 1500s–1600s thifteous, (1600s thiefteous, 1500s thiftius). γ. 1500s thiftuus, 1500s–1600s thiftuous, 1600s theftous, 1500s– theftuous.

Etymology: Middle English thiftwīs , < theft n. + wise n.¹: compare righteous adj., n., adv., and int. < rihtwís.

Originally Scottish.

a. Of the nature of theft, thievish.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > [adjective]

theftuousc1400

larcenous1742

kleptistic1743

c1400 [implied in: Sc. Trojan War ii. 1637 Vlixes stall thiftuisly Away, as grauntand him gilty. (at theftuously adv.)].

1491 Reg. Privy Seal Scot. I. 2 For the thiftwis owtputtin and awaytakin of the gudis.

1502 Reg. Privy Seal Scot. I. 117/1 The thiftewus distruction of Johne Mans gudis.

1569 Reg. Privy Council Scotl. II. 22 In thiftuous maner.

1593 Sc. Acts Jas. VI (1814) IV. 43/2 Pairttakaris in thair thifteous and wicked deidis.

1678 G. Mackenzie Laws & Customes Scotl. i. 214 Whosoever..assists them in their theftous stealings.

1837 B. H. Hodgson in Jrnl. Asiatic Soc. Bengal 6 i. 367 It is..remarkable..for its theftuous propensities.

1880 J. Muirhead Inst. of Gaius & Rules of Ulpian Digest 506 Theftuous removal of property in prospect of divorce.

b. transferred. Furtive, secret, sneaking.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > [adjective]

dernc897

dighela1000

hid?c1225

stillc1275

stillyc1275

covertc1303

secrec1374

secret1399

secretivec1470

covered1484

dark1532

underhid1532

hiddena1547

concealed1558

abstruse1576

unshewing1598

mystical1600

of secreta1616

mystica1625

subterraneous1652

researched1653

hugger-mugger1692

hidlingsa1810

sub rosa1824

cachet1837

cloak and dagger1841

theftuous1881

q.t.1910

closet1966

down-low1991

1881 D. Masson De Quincey xi. 138 A theftuous hope to amuse an hour for you after dinner.

a. Of the nature of a thief; given to theft.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > [adjective] > stealing or inclined to

bribering?1529

picking1535

thievish1538

prigging1567

felonous1570

thieving1598

Hungarian1608

theftuous1632

felonious1637

predacious1665

furacious1676

priggish1699

furtive1816

kleptic1865

1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. (1906) 363 The Hungarians have ever beene thiftuous, treacherous and false.

1859 M. Napier Mem. Life Visct. Dundee I. p. x That theftuous animal a cheap book~seller's hack.

1883 Cent. Mag. 27 183 Pettily theftuous, like the English gypsies.

1885 St. James's Gaz. 28 Mar. 6/1 No man ever saw the most theftuous sparrow ashamed of himself.

b. figurative. Said of an animal or vegetable parasite.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > biology > balance of nature > relationships of organisms > [adjective] > parasitism

theftuous1883

1883 H. Drummond Nat. Law in Spiritual World (ed. 2) 342 By means of its twining and theftuous roots it [Sacculina] imbibes automatically its nourishment ready-prepared from the body of the crab.

1883 R. Turner in Good Words July 470/2 Some [plants]..living by theftuous practices alone.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	theftuous
释义	theftuousadj. Brit. /ˈθɛftjʊəs/, /ˈθɛftʃʊəs/, U.S. /ˈθɛftʃ(əw)əs/, Scottish English /ˈθɛftjuəs/, /ˈθɛftʃuəs/ Forms: α. Middle English thiftwis, Middle English–1500s thiftuis, 1500s thiftewus. β. 1500s–1600s thifteous, (1600s thiefteous, 1500s thiftius). γ. 1500s thiftuus, 1500s–1600s thiftuous, 1600s theftous, 1500s– theftuous. Etymology: Middle English thiftwīs , < theft n. + wise n.¹: compare righteous adj., n., adv., and int. < rihtwís. Originally Scottish. 1. a. Of the nature of theft, thievish. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > [adjective] theftuousc1400 larcenous1742 kleptistic1743 c1400 [implied in: Sc. Trojan War ii. 1637 Vlixes stall thiftuisly Away, as grauntand him gilty. (at theftuously adv.)]. 1491 Reg. Privy Seal Scot. I. 2 For the thiftwis owtputtin and awaytakin of the gudis. 1502 Reg. Privy Seal Scot. I. 117/1 The thiftewus distruction of Johne Mans gudis. 1569 Reg. Privy Council Scotl. II. 22 In thiftuous maner. 1593 Sc. Acts Jas. VI (1814) IV. 43/2 Pairttakaris in thair thifteous and wicked deidis. 1678 G. Mackenzie Laws & Customes Scotl. i. 214 Whosoever..assists them in their theftous stealings. 1837 B. H. Hodgson in Jrnl. Asiatic Soc. Bengal 6 i. 367 It is..remarkable..for its theftuous propensities. 1880 J. Muirhead Inst. of Gaius & Rules of Ulpian Digest 506 Theftuous removal of property in prospect of divorce. b. transferred. Furtive, secret, sneaking. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > [adjective] dernc897 dighela1000 hid?c1225 stillc1275 stillyc1275 covertc1303 secrec1374 secret1399 secretivec1470 covered1484 dark1532 underhid1532 hiddena1547 concealed1558 abstruse1576 unshewing1598 mystical1600 of secreta1616 mystica1625 subterraneous1652 researched1653 hugger-mugger1692 hidlingsa1810 sub rosa1824 cachet1837 cloak and dagger1841 theftuous1881 q.t.1910 closet1966 down-low1991 1881 D. Masson De Quincey xi. 138 A theftuous hope to amuse an hour for you after dinner. 2. a. Of the nature of a thief; given to theft. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > [adjective] > stealing or inclined to bribering?1529 picking1535 thievish1538 prigging1567 felonous1570 thieving1598 Hungarian1608 theftuous1632 felonious1637 predacious1665 furacious1676 priggish1699 furtive1816 kleptic1865 1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. (1906) 363 The Hungarians have ever beene thiftuous, treacherous and false. 1859 M. Napier Mem. Life Visct. Dundee I. p. x That theftuous animal a cheap book~seller's hack. 1883 Cent. Mag. 27 183 Pettily theftuous, like the English gypsies. 1885 St. James's Gaz. 28 Mar. 6/1 No man ever saw the most theftuous sparrow ashamed of himself. b. figurative. Said of an animal or vegetable parasite. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > balance of nature > relationships of organisms > [adjective] > parasitism theftuous1883 1883 H. Drummond Nat. Law in Spiritual World (ed. 2) 342 By means of its twining and theftuous roots it [Sacculina] imbibes automatically its nourishment ready-prepared from the body of the crab. 1883 R. Turner in Good Words July 470/2 Some [plants]..living by theftuous practices alone. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1400
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