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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 thiev·ish /ˈθivɪʃ/
 (a.)有偷竊癖的,象盜賊的,偷偷摸摸的

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Thiev·ish, a.
 1. Given to stealing; addicted to theft; as, a thievish boy, a thievish magpie.
 2. Like a thief; acting by stealth; sly; secret.
    Time's thievish progress to eternity.   --Shak.
 3. Partaking of the nature of theft; accomplished by stealing; dishonest; as, a thievish practice.
 Or with a base and biosterous sword enforce
 A thievish living on the common road.   --Shak.
 -- Thiev*ish*ly, adv. -- Thiev*ish*ness, n.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 thievish
      adj : given to thievery [syn: thieving(a)]