the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Given to stealing; addicted to theft.
adj. Like a thief; acting by stealth; sly; secret.
adj. Partaking of the nature of theft; accomplished by stealing; dishonest.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Addicted to, concerned in, or characterized by thievery; pertaining in any manner to theft.
Stealthy; furtive; secret; sly.
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adj. given to thievery
Word Usage
"Commission head Aleksandr Gurov said Ryabov called the articles on the expenditure of regional offices "thievish" and called federal and regional authorities "the subjects of theft.""