Thievious

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Characteristic of a thief or thievery; thievish

    "I did want her to marry. It look like a pity for her not to git married. And now she is married, and what have she married? A nasty, dad-blasted, thievious Yankee; […]"

Example

More examples

"I did want her to marry. It look like a pity for her not to git married. And now she is married, and what have she married? A nasty, dad-blasted, thievious Yankee; […]"

Etymology

From thieve + -ious.

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