1. (a.) Given to stealing; addicted to theft; as, a thievish boy, a thievish magpie.

2. (a.) Like a thief; acting by stealth; sly; secret.

3. (a.) Partaking of the nature of theft; accomplished by stealing; dishonest; as, a thievish practice.

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