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

Once a thievish fox crept slyly into a tent where the men were quietly awaiting the return of a comrade for whose convenience a candle was kept lighted.

From True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World by Greely, Adolphus W.

They have no Law, no Hunting Call, and no leaders—nothing but foolish words and little picking, thievish hands.

From The jungle book by Kipling, Rudyard