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
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
From fetters, chains, bolts, and gyves, From pointless needles and broken knives, From thievish servants and drunken wives, Libera nos.
From Amusing Prose Chap Books by Various
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