Thievingly

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    Like a thief; by or with stealing.

    "Living compassionately, not taking more than your share or dirtying the earth more than you must, means that you are living more truthfully, more honestly, less thievingly[…]"

Example

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"Living compassionately, not taking more than your share or dirtying the earth more than you must, means that you are living more truthfully, more honestly, less thievingly[…]"

Etymology

From thieving + -ly.

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