Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Like a thief; hence, stealthily; secretly.
Wiktionary
- adj. obsolete Like a thief; thievish.
- adv. obsolete Like a thief; thievishly.
GNU Webster's 1913
- obsolete Like a thief; thievish; thievishly.
Etymologies
- thief + -ly (Wiktionary)
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“If I’m not wrong, you can actually see the thief flourish it in the air before vanishing into the crowd in time-honored thiefly fashion.”
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