thievish
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As his friends and rivals well knew, he was a thievish genius.
From The Guardian • May 7, 2010
In the dark, his thievish eyes glow with unshed 419 tears.
From The New Yorker • Dec. 28, 2009
On the other hand there are also some of the most false, lying, thievish rascals, the like of which I could not have believed lived on earth.
From Time Magazine Archive
After his death, Pinkel became king; and let us hope that he gave up his bad and thievish ways, and ruled his subjects well.
From The Orange Fairy Book by Various
I chose, therefore, a little white dog for a pet,—a dirty, thievish little rascal;—but I fondled him in the style proper to a violent attachment.
From The Captive in Patagonia by Bourne, Benjamin Franklin
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