theftuouslyadv.

Brit.

/ˈθɛftjʊəsli/,

/ˈθɛftʃʊəsli/, U.S.

/ˈθɛftʃ(əw)əsli/, Scottish English

/ˈθɛftjuəslɪ/,

/ˈθɛftʃuəslɪ/

Etymology: < theftuous adj. + -ly suffix².

Chiefly Scottish.

In a theftuous manner; by or as by theft; stealthily, secretly.

ΘΚΠ

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

theftuouslyc1400

thievishly?c1450

thief-likea1625

thievously1658

make1699

larcenously1864

thievingly1880

thiefwise1898

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > [adverb]

softlyc1225

by stalea1240

privilya1250

slylyc1275

thieflyc1290

stealingly13..

by stealth1390

stalworthlya1400

theftfullyc1400

theftlyc1400

theftuouslyc1400

under veilc1425

thievishly?c1450

by theft1488

quietly1488

furtively1490

by surreption1526

hugger-muggera1529

in hugger-mugger1529

underhand1538

insidiously1545

creepingly1548

surreptiously1573

underboard1582

filchingly1583

sneakingly1598

underwater1600

slipperily1603

thief-likea1625

clandestinely1632

surreptitiously1643

thievously1658

clancularly1699

stownlins1786

stealthily1806

underhandedly1806

stolen-wise1813

on (upon, under, or by) the sly1818

round-the-corner1820

underhanded1823

stealthfully1828

slinkingly1830

slippingly1830

on the sneak?1863

sneakishly1867

behind backs1874

stalkingly1891

on the side1893

under the counter1926

underground1935

under the table1938

down and dirty1959

sneakily1966

c1400 Sc. Trojan War ii. 1637 Vlixes stall thiftuisly Away, as grauntand him gilty.

1567–8 Reg. Privy Council Scotl. I. 609 The leid upoun the Cathedrall Kirkis..is thiftuouslie stowin and takin away.

1653 T. Urquhart tr. F. Rabelais 2nd Bk. Wks. xiv. 100 One little villainous Turkie..rogue came thiefteously to snatch away some of my lardons.

1880 J. Muirhead tr. Ulpian Rules vii, in tr. Gaius Institutes 377 If a husband have theftuously abstracted anything of his wife's in prospect of divorce.

1882 Chambers's Jrnl. 19 73 On a late occasion, the tomb of a noble family was theftuously rifled of its contents.

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

单词	theftuously
释义	theftuouslyadv. Brit. /ˈθɛftjʊəsli/, /ˈθɛftʃʊəsli/, U.S. /ˈθɛftʃ(əw)əsli/, Scottish English /ˈθɛftjuəslɪ/, /ˈθɛftʃuəslɪ/ Etymology: < theftuous adj. + -ly suffix². Chiefly Scottish. In a theftuous manner; by or as by theft; stealthily, secretly. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > [adverb] theftuouslyc1400 thievishly?c1450 thief-likea1625 thievously1658 make1699 larcenously1864 thievingly1880 thiefwise1898 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > [adverb] softlyc1225 by stalea1240 privilya1250 slylyc1275 thieflyc1290 stealingly13.. by stealth1390 stalworthlya1400 theftfullyc1400 theftlyc1400 theftuouslyc1400 under veilc1425 thievishly?c1450 by theft1488 quietly1488 furtively1490 by surreption1526 hugger-muggera1529 in hugger-mugger1529 underhand1538 insidiously1545 creepingly1548 surreptiously1573 underboard1582 filchingly1583 sneakingly1598 underwater1600 slipperily1603 thief-likea1625 clandestinely1632 surreptitiously1643 thievously1658 clancularly1699 stownlins1786 stealthily1806 underhandedly1806 stolen-wise1813 on (upon, under, or by) the sly1818 round-the-corner1820 underhanded1823 stealthfully1828 slinkingly1830 slippingly1830 on the sneak?1863 sneakishly1867 behind backs1874 stalkingly1891 on the side1893 under the counter1926 underground1935 under the table1938 down and dirty1959 sneakily1966 c1400 Sc. Trojan War ii. 1637 Vlixes stall thiftuisly Away, as grauntand him gilty. 1567–8 Reg. Privy Council Scotl. I. 609 The leid upoun the Cathedrall Kirkis..is thiftuouslie stowin and takin away. 1653 T. Urquhart tr. F. Rabelais 2nd Bk. Wks. xiv. 100 One little villainous Turkie..rogue came thiefteously to snatch away some of my lardons. 1880 J. Muirhead tr. Ulpian Rules vii, in tr. Gaius Institutes 377 If a husband have theftuously abstracted anything of his wife's in prospect of divorce. 1882 Chambers's Jrnl. 19 73 On a late occasion, the tomb of a noble family was theftuously rifled of its contents. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.c1400
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