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from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
theftuously .
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Examples
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Other hurt they did me none, only one little villainous Turkey knobbreasted rogue came thiefteously to snatch away some of my lardons, but I gave him such a sturdy thump and sound rap on the fingers with all the weight of my javelin, that he came no more the second time.
Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002
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Other hurt they did me none, only one little villainous Turkey knobbreasted rogue came thiefteously to snatch away some of my lardons, but I gave him such a sturdy thump and sound rap on the fingers with all the weight of my javelin, that he came no more the second time.
Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002
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Other hurt they did me none, only one little villainous Turkey knobbreasted rogue came thiefteously to snatch away some of my lardons, but I gave him such a sturdy thump and sound rap on the fingers with all the weight of my javelin, that he came no more the second time.
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 2 Fran��ois Rabelais 1518
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