thievish

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Having a tendency to steal.
    — I tel you true my hart is ſwolne with wrath, On this ſame theeuish villain Tamburlain. And of that false Coſroe, my traiterous brother, Would it not grieue a King to be so abuſ’d? And haue a thouſand horſmen tane away?
  2. Having the manner of a thief; furtive; stealthy.
    — What, wouldst thou have me go and beg my food, Or with a base and boist'rous sword enforce A thievish living on the common road?

词形变化

more thievish comparative most thievish superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
thievishly thievishness

词源

From Middle English thevysch, equivalent to thief + -ish. Cognate with Saterland Frisian däifsk (“thievish”), Dutch diefs (“thievish”), German Low German deevsk (“thievish”), German diebisch (“thievish”).
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