thievish

Example Sentences

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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

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

Among those who value him most, he is proverbially indolent, thievish, and neglectful of his master’s interests.

From The Impending Crisis of the South How to Meet It by Helper, Hinton Rowan