thievishly
- adverb
- /ˈθiːvɪʃli/
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furtivamente
- She moved thievishly in the darkness, careful not to make a sound.
Examples
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He glanced thievishly at the unattended bag near the door.
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The cat padded thievishly through the kitchen, eyeing the fish on the counter.
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He moved thievishly through the dark alley.
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She glanced thievishly at the cash register.
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He glanced thievishly at the unattended bag near the door.
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She moved thievishly in the darkness, careful not to make a sound.
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The cat padded thievishly through the kitchen, eyeing the fish on the counter.
Synonyms
8
6.1
In a secret, clever way so others do not notice
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4.9
In a secret way so other people do not notice
To act in a secret way so people do not notice you
Antonyms
How Stealthy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word thievishly comes from the common word thief 'a person who steals' plus the endings -ish 'like' and -ly 'in a way'. So to act thievishly is to behave 'like a thief', quietly or secretly as if trying to steal.