† thieflyadj.adv.

Etymology: Middle English þeoflich(e , þevelich < Old English *þéoflíc, -líce: see thief n. and -ly suffix¹, -ly suffix².

Obsolete.

A. adj.

Thief-like, stealthy, underhand.

ΘΚΠ

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

privyc1230

thiefly1395

stalkinga1400

slyc1440

insidious1545

clanculary1563

hedge-creeping1579

thievish1587

sneaking1590

tiptoe1593

peaking1595

underworking1605

stealthya1616

subtlea1616

surreptitious?1615

clancular1621

stealthful?1624

insidiary1625

worming1631

subterranean1643

clancularious1656

hugger-mugger1692

slink1792

slinking1841

instealing1844

thief-like1847

furtive1859

1395 J. Purvey Remonstr. (1851) 11 It is theefli, fals and symonient.

c1422 T. Hoccleve Learn to Die 115 Ful vnwaar was Y of thy theefly breid.

B. adv.

In a thievish or thief-like manner; by stealth; stealthily, furtively.

ΘΚΠ

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

c1290 St. Brandan 284 in S. Eng. Leg. I. 227 Ȝwan it is ov i-brouȝt, Þane ȝe it þeofliche nomen.

1377 W. Langland Piers Plowman B. xviii. 336 Theuelich þow me robbedest.

1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) Gen. xl. 15 Theuelich [a1425 L.V. theefli] Y am had a wey fro the loond of Hebrew.

1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (MS. α) (Rolls) VI. 63 Seynt Oswald his arm..was þeefliche [v.rr. þeevelich, þuefliche; Caxton theefly] i-stole out of þe olde restynge place.

1568 G. Skeyne Breue Descriptioun Pest i. sig. A2^v Ane feuir most wikit quietlie and thieflie strikis the patient.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	thiefly
释义	† thieflyadj.adv. Etymology: Middle English þeoflich(e , þevelich < Old English þéoflíc, -líce: see thief n. and -ly suffix¹, -ly suffix². Obsolete. A. adj. Thief-like, stealthy, underhand. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > [adjective] privyc1230 thiefly1395 stalkinga1400 slyc1440 insidious1545 clanculary1563 hedge-creeping1579 thievish1587 sneaking1590 tiptoe1593 peaking1595 underworking1605 stealthya1616 subtlea1616 surreptitious?1615 clancular1621 stealthful?1624 insidiary1625 worming1631 subterranean1643 clancularious1656 hugger-mugger1692 slink1792 slinking1841 instealing1844 thief-like1847 furtive1859 1395 J. Purvey Remonstr.* (1851) 11 It is theefli, fals and symonient. c1422 T. Hoccleve Learn to Die 115 Ful vnwaar was Y of thy theefly breid. B. adv. In a thievish or thief-like manner; by stealth; stealthily, furtively. ΘΚΠ 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 c1290 St. Brandan 284 in S. Eng. Leg. I. 227 Ȝwan it is ov i-brouȝt, Þane ȝe it þeofliche nomen. 1377 W. Langland Piers Plowman B. xviii. 336 Theuelich þow me robbedest. 1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) Gen. xl. 15 Theuelich [a1425 L.V. theefli] Y am had a wey fro the loond of Hebrew. 1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (MS. α) (Rolls) VI. 63 Seynt Oswald his arm..was þeefliche [v.rr. þeevelich, þuefliche; Caxton theefly] i-stole out of þe olde restynge place. 1568 G. Skeyne Breue Descriptioun Pest i. sig. A2^v Ane feuir most wikit quietlie and thieflie strikis the patient. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.adv.c1290
随便看	to throw off the yoke to throw on to throw one's cassock to the nettles to throw one's energy into to throw one's etc to throw one's etc into to throw one's face to throw one's fastball to throw one's feet to throw one's frock to the nettles to throw one's hat in the ring to throw one's hat into the ring to throw one's heart into to throw one's leg over to throw one's money about to throw one's mouth to throw one's rattle out of the cot to throw one's rattle out of the pram to throw one's soul into to throw one's toys out of the cot to throw one's toys out of the pram to throw one's weight about or around to throw one's wicket away to throw oneself at to throw oneself at the head of