Thiefy

adj, slang

adj, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Like a thief; thievish; thieving informal

    "This makes for some pretty funny business, and so does a scene showing the fence stepping forth from a church, where he has presumably been casting a thiefy eye at the sacred vessels, and talking briskly to a henchman about the paint job he wants done on one of his hot commodities."

Synonyms

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thieflikethiefly

Example

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"This makes for some pretty funny business, and so does a scene showing the fence stepping forth from a church, where he has presumably been casting a thiefy eye at the sacred vessels, and talking briskly to a henchman about the paint job he wants done on one of his hot commodities."

Etymology

From thief + -y.

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