Thievish
Pronunciation : Thiev"ish
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913