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Keywords: stealing, theft, magpie, partaking, dishonest

Given to stealing; addicted to theft; as, a thievish boy, a thievish magpie.

Partaking of the nature of theft; accomplished by stealing; dishonest; as, a thievish practice.

Keywords: thievery

given to thievery

Keywords: sly, thief, stealth, secret, acting

Like a thief; acting by stealth; sly; secret.