thievish

Adjective Satellite

given to thievery

Adj

Having a tendency to steal.
Having the manner of a thief; furtive; stealthy.

Adjective

Having a propensity to steal; resembling a thief.

Examples

His THIEVISH eyes scanned the Words With Friends board for any unguarded triple-word scores.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English thevysch, equivalent to thief + -ish. Cognate with Saterland Frisian däifsk (“thievish”), Dutch diefs (“thievish”), German Low German deevsk (“thievish”), German diebisch (“thievish”).

Synonyms

thieving

Scrabble Score: 17

thievish: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
thievish: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
thievish: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

thievish: valid Words With Friends Word